A red Vauxhall Corsa hangs upside down with the tarmac peeled back from the pavement and curled over.

Welcome to the magical world ofAlex Chinneck, a British artist known for his large-scale, mind-bending architectural illusions.

The same year, he took a commercial property in Central London and completely inverted it.

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These pieces are not conceptually driven, or trying to deliver a particular message, he says.

The aim is to astound people and just cheer them up a bit.

The floating house took eight months to realize.

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Pick Yourself Up and Pull Yourself Together

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