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Behold, the latest addition to BMW's Art Car program, where well known artists are given a BMW on which to spill their creative juices. The above "vehicle" is the result of handing over BMW's hydrogen-powered H2R race car to modern artist Olafur Eliasson.

Let's see if we can explain exactly what you're looking at. As mentioned, this piece is based on the BMW hydrogen-powered H2R race car, which looks like this. Eliasson removed the car's body and replaced it with a combination of steel mesh and reflective steel panels. The car was then been sprayed with 530 gallons of water over the course of several days to create layers of ice. Do you get it? Water --> H2O --> Hydrogen. Clever. All told, the work is 5 feet high, 17 feet long and 8 feet wide and lit from within.

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Gallery: BMW Art Car - Olafur Eliasson

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