Only in New York.

Meet Gene Pool, recycling enthusiast and performance artist. In his 35-pound aluminum can suit, Pool inhabits what the New York Times calls “the space between the vast unnoticed populace and the dark forest of the outright lunatics.” And that’s before he whips out the unicycle.

Pool’s can outfit is carefully stitched together with fishing line and some 500 discarded empties. But it’s not his only recycled getup. You might also see him around town in jumpsuits covered with plastic forks or wine corks. Pool says his recycled outfits are designed to remind people just how wasteful we are.

A quick Snarfd shout-out to the site where we originally spotted Pool: the snarky new Earth First. It’s snarky, in part, because it’s edited by Snarfd’s very own Shea Gunther.

Link: New York Times (via Earth First)