
In childhood each one of us has made little paper boats that can sail the rivers or ponds. But this child passion German artist Frank Bolter, moved to different level. He decided to build the Tetra Pak boat by folding and cutting a giant sheet (10 meter long and 20 meters wide), with no use of glue.
This sheet is composed of 73% cardboard, 23% plastic and 4% aluminum. It was produced at the factory of Tetra Pak Longvic, near Dijon (Burgundy) and will weight 70kg.
Frank Bolter's says: "Love the bricks and you will see them differently. Do not throw them systematically, look what you could do. This would represent a change in mentality and behavior considerably. "
This strange performance was named "To The World's End " and will be realized with the help of about twenty volunteers. The work require one hour of folding, cutting, to transform this square of canvas in a boat. Recycling was the main objective in this project with proof that plastic can transport us to another places.
Frank used origami techniques to fold the waterproof material and says "It's surprisingly stabile."
This is not the first time Frank had sailed on a Tetra Pak boat. His first attempt was back in 2007 when he wanted to sail downstream along the Elbe from Lauenburg, a town some 50 kilometers upstream from Hamburg, coast past Hamburg's bustling harbor, and cruise to a stop in Brunsbüttel.
Back then he build his ship but failed to inform the officials from the Lauenburg Water and Shipping Office. He also forgot about a little thing called a permit and needed to pay thousands of euros for documents testifying that his vessel is seaworthy and able to carry a load.