Wind Turbine Tribute to Michael Jackson
The larger-than-life Michael Jackson will always be remembered as a glitzy, eccentric, peculiar recluse with incredible talent and unshakable energy. He will be remembered by his innovative dance moves, his pop music, one-gloved hand and his ever-changing facial features. So what if his best friend was a chimpanzee and he lived at a fantasy estate called Neverland – we loved him and we’ll never forget him.
The moonwalker icon that crossed all music genres and touched so many hearts deserves a special monument so that he may live on. So, an international competition was formed by Bustler.net, called “LIVE FOREVER: The Michael Jackson Monument Design Competition,” in which they challenged artists, architects and designers to create a monument for MJ. There were no limits or rules. Monuments could be any scale or location, from the ocean to the moon or beyond.
The contest received over 200 entries, all vying for one of the three prizes: BADDEST (1st prize), BADDER (2nd prize), and OFF THE WALL (3rd prize).
Though the 1st place winning design was interesting, we felt that the 2nd place design had more meaning and promoted energy awareness.
The winning entry for the BADDER prize: Foreverland
A memorial fit for a pop superstar, this eco-friendly gold-plated disco dance party floor is fueled by renewable wind energy via a wind turbine. It’s good, clean fun. And heck, if JFK can have continuous fire at his memorial, it only seems reasonable that MJ has a continuous disco party at his.
Though you could put the memorial almost anywhere, the designer felt it should be in a secluded setting to parallel MJ’s reclusive lifestyle, so he chose an isolated location in the desert.
The self-contained Foreverland memorial would generate enough power to keep the disco party going all day and all night 365 days a year – as Michael Jackson would have wanted. The disco’s speaker system continuously plays MJ tunes, like Billy Jean and Thriller, and the dance floor’s flashy disco lights are always on, all powered 100% by the wind.
Foreverland is a clever memorial for a music genius who will always be remembered by his fans.
If you’d like to see the 1st and 3rd prize, as well as other entries, click here.
Posted on October 5th in Wind Power by Beth.