The Junk Castle by Victor & Bobbie Moore

For reportedly less than $500, Bobbie and Victor Moore built themselves a castle on a hillside overlooking the rolling plains of Pullman, Washington. The “Junk Castle” served two purposes – it was their residence as well as Victor’s MFA thesis project. It was created in the late 1960s from a hodgepodge of recycled materials – scrap metal, appliances, car parts, and more. (A photo by Seymour Rosen shows a slope piled with potential items to be repurposed.)

While the couple worked on the structure together, Victor is primarily credited as the creator, possibly because he also maintained a separate creative practice. (Searches for Bobbie come back with very little information.) Victor made whirligigs and other sculptures and was a longtime art teacher at Pullman High School. More information about Victor can be found in his obituary.

The couple sold their property in the early 2010s, and the castle continues to stand today on private property.

– Annalise Flynn, 2022

Victor & Bobbie Moore, Junk Castle

Versteckt zwischen den rollenden Hügeln der Palouse im Nord-Osten des Bundestaates Washingtons steht das "Junk-Castle" von Victor Moore.

Moore, High-School Kunstlehrer in Pullman, WA baute das Schrottschloß im Rahmen seiner Master-Thesis. Ab 1979 war er dann Vollzeitkünstler und schaffte es sogar 1985 zu internationaler Anerkennung mit einer Austellung in der Redman Gallery in West-Berlin.

Schon in der 50ern baute seine Frau und er Wohnraum aus recyceltem Material und war damit der "Ökobewgung" voraus.

Das Junk-Castle und einige andere Skulpturen und Objekte, steht auf Privatgrundstück und man fragt besser, ob man sich das anschauen kann. Wenn niemand da ist, dann sieht man es zumindest von der Straße.

Links

Pullman Junk Castle

Wikipedia

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