Or if your a social conservative, you just get angry for having to think outside of steak and football @ refer to whoever made it as a "Pseudo intellectual socialist"
How about we leave politics out of it, there are more than enough places to get into that elsewhere. We are talking about a concrete keyboard here, I mean come on, it's pretty cool.
step one : woman stamps keyboard negative into wet concrete step two : "well it's an 18th century typewriter that fell from a truck that my grandfather was driving" love how people just pretend they know stuff :D
I posted this actual video in a Norwich group, and one of the first comments I got was from a man saying.... "Er, it isn't. Probably a mosaic concrete set." EVEN WITH VIDEO EVIDENCE. THEY STILL CLAIM TO HAVE THE ANSWERS.
@@Nostalgianerd and right there is why we have flat Earthers and Anti Vaxers! They refuse to believe they could ever be wrong and their opinion is allowed to be as credible as fact!
@@squeakonline What are you talking about?... of course the Earth is flat, just look at the horizon! And BTW chickens DO fly, they're birds!! Doh, some people are so stupid!! It's people like you who try to manipulate scientific fact and force it on people to meet your own ends and purposes, you make me sick! FACT: Horizon is flat! FACT: Chickens are birds! ...Accept it!
I absolutely love, love, love this. Not even primarily because the mystery is a nicely weird one and the story behind it is almost unbearably cute, which they are. Mainly because the ripples that the work has caused seem worthy of the person who did it. Or vice versa. Or something. Anyway, that.
The comments section on the story is more or less a repeat of the comments from Facebook you use in your video. Amazing how myths and legends get created around such mundane things.
@@LycanWitch Nah, it's just a fluff piece to fill a gap on a slow day, even the picture was from an archive. Keep in mind I once busted a property developer using a Cities Skylines image cribbed from Reddit to represent a new town they wanted to build on pristine countryside and the EDP felt fit to give me an entire Saturday edition front page, an entire interior page AND the Saturday headline frame outside of every newsagents in the county. If there's not a lot going on, the EDP will use ANYTHING to fill space.
@@JonasHamill Some people do, there are actually people who are friends with lecturers and teachers outside of class, also some do just make sure they have a clear understanding of what the lecture was about.
OR did you accidentally fall into a time portal after buying a load of old computers and not tell anyone? It has happened, it was the big plot twist in the first series of Primeval :D
"I haven't become a great artist" : Winner Excellence in Production Design Award Art Directors Guild for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ...
Any worthy artist would never admit they're a good artist. They need to be aware of how much they are unable to do, so they can strive to improve. Especially with how expansive and subjective art is. It's impossible to do everything, but it's something many artists still want to be able to do.
Great video. I like how this also illustrates the sheer level of misinformation on the internet regarding people incorrectly stating the source of the keyboard as if it were fact. Telephone inspection plate? Imprint of an 18 century print template? Be skeptical about anything you read online.
@Franktor Vikanstein That's not the same thing though, it won't have any of the meaning that was originally put into it, that has grown over the years or of the mystery surrounding it. A 'remake' would just be a cheap, knock-off copy with zero interest to anyone.
@@lwaves I understand what you mean, however since the original artist is still around, with a mold why not recreate the original, or at least create a couple more elsewhere.
@Franktor Vikanstein This is just how I see it but you still have the same issues as I mentioned before. Yes, they could more but really what would be the point when it's the original the matters? What would more achieve? It was a one-off thing that happened by chance and can't be recreated. An imprint of a keyboard in concrete anywhere else would just be an imprint of a keyboard in concrete, nothing more and nothing worth seeing. It would be nice if they could preserve the original in some way though. :-)
Well, the best way to preserve something so temporary like this is taking pictures and footage as this video did, as sometimes it’s very difficult to save urban art from progress and evolution.
it was carved out to fuck with people and the reason is obvious it's to fuck with people I would do just for fun and you should do it to make a fossilized keyboard sidewalk section to mess with walkers by
@@Raven10241 I'm sorry, but I don't know anybody that stupid. However, I heard that burning down buildings and painting limp dicks on walls is a trending troll prank. They are going viral in cities like Seattle and Portland.
The most impressive thing is how much it's decayed in just 20 years. Removing the lamp post next to it certainly did some damage, but it really does prove how fragile our infrastructure is. Especially considering there are roads built by the Romans that are still in regular use today.
The routes the Romans laid out are still in use but the actual roads decayed and were replaced long ago, now these routes are covered in modern tarmac and pavement.
Also all the bad infastructure from the Romans decayed long ago therefore only the best survived. So people today only see the best things they made, they assume everything was of that quality. It belive it's called survivorship bias.
It's just concrete. As is. Usually it'd be paving stones or tarmac, which are less susceptible to wear and cracking. They clearly didn't want to waste the time getting the same materials, so they just did a quick fill with concrete. Our infrastructure is fine. Many historic buildings have been around for several centuries and still look perfect, save for some soot. In Edinburgh, you can buy houses that've existed longer than America. They still make their apartment blocks the same way now as they did then. The city loves it's sandstone aesthetic.
Not sure it was the lamppost removal. That sort of damage is consistent with a HGV or something like a skip lorry driving over the pavement. Happens all the time when someone has a skip put in their garden. The rear wheels of the lorry sink down into the pavement cracking concrete or paving slabs.
@@Skyfire_The_Goth i think not fairly sure that the Normans built the cathedral at the crossroads of the 2 most important Roman routes through Norwich thus destroying them completely
Awesome video! When you said you'd tracked the person down I was thinking "Yeah right....", but then she came on and had photos and evidence and such. Interesting
@@RainbowFlowerCrow If you grew up in Norwich the chromosomes imparted on you by your dad and his sister may explain the speech impediment. For reference this is what we were led to believe in Ipswich.
@@matthewpiper4328 The point is there wouldn't have been so much ludicrous speculation as to the origins of it as being able to see the frame of the mold cancels out a lot of the theories.
Norwich, where the locals all have webbed feet, and they carve stone idols in tribute of the tools of the advanced cultures that occasionally wander in by accident.
@@speakertomeat Very much Innsmouth! Just don't... well, just don't. That'll suffice. I don't care HOW much your great great uncle left you there, just don't!
"That solves a mystery which you may or may not have wanted to ever know about!" For me, "That solves a mystery which" I never KNEW I wanted to know about! Thank you for letting me know!
I got the impression it was more like "oh god my personal data is everywhere he doesn't even have to ask questions he just looks me up.." fear rather than glee xD
Could also be some surprise there as I doubt she is used to many if anyone outside her industry bringing it up. It's that weird sort of situation where you get to know all these people have enjoyed using or experiencing your work and yet you fully expect that almost none of them even knows your name. I know I'd probably find it weird if anyone other than another programmer suddenly brought up my contributions to various open source projects. Just don't expect most people to ever so much as glance at the contributor lists or commit logs closely enough to see that as most people fall into the caring about the work for what it is category, those who care about the details of the work and the people behind it are typically those who see themselves being among them one day and take personal inspiration from others who are where they want to be.
Yep, she had a keyboard, the positive. She made a mold from it, the Negative. She used the mold, to make a new positive. Also, you seen any pictures of Madonna lately? Some people just don't age the way most do.
Dude I can't believe you found the real story behind this awesome street art! How often do we see such things in life and wonder who took the time to do that, to make the world a more beautiful place. About 14 years ago Banksy painted some walls in the 9th Ward, one of the worst neighborhoods in New Orleans. It was so thought provoking but also I was so impressed that he chose the poorest neighborhood of our city to do it.
Oh the irony of her project “washing technology” given the current situation and how modern tech is stopping germs spreading. Contactless, video chat/schooling. And cool local legend. Nice.
Wow, this is awesome to see. It's nice the original artist came forward and finally told the story of that keyboard, I too have seen the keyboard in posts on social media and I'm not from or live in England, I just seen it from friends visiting the country. It deserves to be there indeed as it serves as a piece of history for Norwich as it has alot of computer history tied to it. Awesome video! 👍🍻
This is incredibly cool! And, like you mentioned, seeing how the statements she was making with her art back then have come full circle are even more amazing. Absolutely love this!
This is brilliant, one of the best things I've seen on your channel! Thank you Molly for your artwork and the story behind that keyboard - she was absolutely bang on with her wariness towards technology going forward, and today I believe the message has never been truer. Great stuff!
Definitely explains why there's a perfect rectangle border around it. Funny and weird how things like this happen and you don't really ponder too much about what others down the road may think when they see it.
@@pinkmillk A lot of things are exactly what they look like. It's just up to you to make an intelligent assessment from what you see. Sadly, many people in Norwich have failed to meet my expectations from strangers, and I think few of them are intelligent.
The house my mom owns it had a drive poured in the late 1970s and some stray dog walked into it and left its paw print and over 40 years later the print is still there.
It was called the Norfolk institute of art and design BTW. I went there in 1992-93 . I did go on to make video game art and directed in game sequences in other AAA titles as they also started me off in film studies. Thank you Norwich x
i swear when i was a kid i remember keyboards sometimes had a plastic cover that could go over it, probably to stop dust or something. Anyway, i remember it being a hard transparent plastic that was moulded to the shape of the keys. It would make the perfect mould to push into wet concrete.
Not just "fruition", but full circle. Very cool interview. Congratulations to your interviewee on all her success. Congratulations to you on landing this interview. Here's to continued success to the both of you. Cheers!
A quality watch my Friend. Not living anywhere near I was unaware of this . I recently closed a 25+ year old local mystery so i know how satisfying that must feel.
I found audio cassettes and even a circa 1989 Game Boy cartridge in the ground behind my house. The cartridge worked 20 years later! I still have it somewhere.
I'm new here and watched this on your recommendation (community post). This is so interesting! And the fact you've managed to solve this is amazing. So glad I found your channel! 😊
I love how she talked about not being famous, then was genuinely surprised when you mentioned her IMDb page and started going through some of her credits. Also, that she just casually mentions working on the Harry Potter. This was a great video, some thing I had never even heard about, and very entertaining!
Spoken as if you didn't have any control over your career and being an art school alumni is all that defines an artists abilities. You are not all equal. If you're struggling to find a good job refine your skills. If you think the learning is over after art school you don't deserve a good career.
@@ralphfischer9267 This applies to almost every field, not only art. Finishing school and university is not the end of studying. You have to keep an open mindset and keep learning constantly new things. Refining your skills and learning new ones.
The next time the city re does that sidewalk they should team up with Molly and recreate the keyboard fossil with a modern one. They should just do it in the middle of the night too, no press release, just do it lol. That would be awesome.
My point was that technically this might be considered a form of vandalism even if the intent was for art and not destruction. Unless she received permission?
It survived this long without the city trying to remove it/cover it, so I don’t think they care. Unless one of the council members are on a power trip.
@@eepykami a) yes it is, we invented the term, the Americans literally copied our system to begin with. Of course crimes have a statute of limitations, that's how the law works, why wouldn't they?? Thats why they tried Ronnie Biggs in absentia so he was technically convicted and could be returned to prison whenever they caught up with him. Otherwise statute would have run out five years later. B) technically, *technically* its vandalism but the crime would be a small fine and the statute is definitely out at this point and it's been adopted as public art to the point that if someone tried the city council/mayor would likely designate it as such officially anyway and she'd have no fine. But we're way past the 18 months in which she could be prosecuted for it so..
@@QunMang we're way past the 18 months when such charges were possible. Way way way past it. Vandalism is a minor crime with a very very short period in which you can be charged. She's at no risk and even at the time she'd likely have had to pay a £250 fine and the price of New cement to cover it, had she been caught.
On some fronts the story wasn't what I was expecting but on others it was far more interesting just how everything laid out Fantastic job sir, another great video!
I think its amazing that whoever laid the cement and put up the caution signs , MUST have seen that someone put a keyboard on it , then just said "screw it im not fixing it" and actually left it there for this long
My family and I just stayed in Norwich within a house that is very close to the keyboard. I randomly found the keyboard during our stay and wondered why it was there. Thank you for answering the mystery!
Amazing job uncovering this! Prior to your video I always assumed someone used one of those rubber spill protectors and left it in the cement. Over time the rubber degraded and left the imprint.
It's so good someone took photos of her doing it! Coincidentally I was offered a place at Norwich school of Art and Design the year before Molly so perhaps I would have known her personally had I not flopped my A-levels
I really enjoyed this. I have never seen it in real life but thought it was interesting how you tracked her down and she spoke about it. Also interesting to see what a success she made of her life too!
So this lady got very creative in 1999 with that project and keyboards drying up in a room. Meanwhile, somebody else strapped a banana to a wall with duct tape and somebody else (even more of a cretin) valued it at 20+ millions. I hope she gets some more recognition in the mainstream media.
This is fantastic. I had never heard of this, being that I am stateside, and have not visited Norwich. I love having people explore their town's history, though. It makes living where you are much more personal, and makes it much more interesting! History is everywhere!
Reminds me of that one comic book sketch were Gaston Lagaffe was watching people paving over the old sidewalk with new cement, he accidentally bumped his coke bottle, it fell straight into the cement and it stuck out.... "since then, 50 people fell, 12 ended up with a scraped knee ans 235 curses were shouted."
Great video and research. It took me about 7 minutes from never having heard of this keyboad to being intensly invested in it and wanting to visit Norwich to see it for myself.
A news article on the EDP Facebook page came up in my feed the other day about this very keyboard. Have lived in Norwich all my life and never heard of this. Such a great story and some funny conspiracy theories! But genuinely love the 'normality' of the explination. Hope it stays there for years to come!
