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I made the trek over to Battery Park to check out Canstruction in the WFC Winter Garden. Throughout the shopping mall, there are can sculptures of different themes. The sculptures are on display for two weeks and then donated to charity for use.

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A giant Mario, presumably about to eat the mushroom.

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A close-up of his face, full of beans.

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Paper Mario. Get it? Aww, nevermind…

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On the other side, “Give” was written in blue.

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This was hard to guess without reading the description. It’s the southern portion of the US affected by the BP oil spill.

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MTA fielding an entry? This is a good cause, so the more cans donated to City Harvest, the better.

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Like! The High Line Park as depicted in can form. Not entirely visible is The Standard Hotel.

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This Moai was very photogenic.

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Nice, simple sculpture.

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This tornado was by SOM. Sorry about the yellow cones in all the photos :(

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Cue all the children yelling, “You sunk my battleship!”

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A close up of the nitty gritty: Modern Naval Can Warfare.

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The aptly named, Mr. Potato Head. Maybe next year, someone will attempt a Mr. Pita Bread Head.

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Building Blocks? AKA Legos

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It’s not immediately obvious what this one represents. If I understand correctly, it’s two individuals hugging each other - representing opposites (black and white). This was made with Evaporated milk cans and Hershey’s syrup.