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Tucked away, in a peaceful treelined neighbourhood, South East of the city, Philadelphia's Magic Gardens has a compact charm. Artist Isaiah Zagar converted the vacant lot near his studio into mosaic with found objects- mirror sherds, tiles, bottles, and bicycle wheels. The result is an and immersive builtscape of stairways, walls, and grottos, of colours and broken, infinite reflections. It contains more than it can hold and explodes on you as magical spaces are wont to do. Zagar began his work on the lot from found objects in 1991. In 2004, the owner of lot,for sure a Muggle, got wind of the happenings and decided to dismantle the installation. Following opposition from the community, the plan had to be abandoned and the site was opened to the public in 2008.
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