Detroit artist's pyramid caught the eye of Time magazine.
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The pyramid, by Detroit artist Scott Hocking, stood for about six
months -- the wooden floor tiles it was built from catching the rising
and dying sun, day in and day out, a funereal presence apparently so
arresting that scrappers stealing copper wiring from the ceiling
directly overhead were careful not to disturb it.
A Time magazine photographer happened upon the installation, and his
picture stretches across two pages in this week's issue (April 6), in a
story on Detroit urban visionaries.
Speaking Sunday in his studio on a bleak east side avenue, Hocking says
he hardly works at home anymore, preferring on-site projects, like the
late pyramid.
Over the years, Hocking, 34, has prowled abandoned plants and
warehouses all across Detroit, becoming one of the town's chief urban
spelunkers, often called on for tours and advice.
"At heart, I'm really an explorer," says Hocking, an intense, wiry guy who
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