Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
I wondered how to visualize the American COVID-19 victims best and that's the result: the Washington Monument recreated only from stacked coffins. @ GOP/ Republican fans: Art has always commented on bad developments in society, it might be hurtful but is part of the democratic process.
All coffins have the size 180 x 60 x 35 cm (0.378 m³), the obelisk has a volume of 29439.134 m³ which would result in a total number of 77881 coffins. However, since you can't stack the coffins without gaps in between if you want to retain the shape of the monument, this simulation only has 66075 coffins.
Music: Kai Engel - Sentinel (CC BY)
I wondered how to visualize the American COVID-19 victims best and that's the result: the Washington Monument recreated only from stacked coffins. @ GOP/ Republican fans: Art has always commented on bad developments in society, it might be hurtful but is part of the democratic process.
All coffins have the size 180 x 60 x 35 cm (0.378 m³), the obelisk has a volume of 29439.134 m³ which would result in a total number of 77881 coffins. However, since you can't stack the coffins without gaps in between if you want to retain the shape of the monument, this simulation only has 66075 coffins.
Music: Kai Engel - Sentinel (CC BY)
