Nail mosaic
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SAIMIR STRATI: World's biggest nail mosaic.
Albanian artist Saimir Strati has hammered tens of thousands of nails into a wooden board for about three weeks to create a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci and the world's biggest nail mosaic. "I can officially confirm that we have a new record for the largest nail mosaic of eight square metres," Guinness World Records adjudicator Scott Christie has said. The mosaic stood in the main hall of Tirana's pyramid-shaped culture centre. Large-headed nails shone in the light falling on the sides of Da Vinci's flowing grey beard. Smaller black tapestry nails created shadow below his eyes and chin. Three rows of yellow nails framed the portrait. "I have lost count of the nails, but I think it was around 400 kg of nails. I have used different nails. The condition was they should be industrial nails and they are," Strati said. "My technique resembles (digital) camera pixels. I have used a nail for each pixel." A video record of the feat showed him nailing away for up to 12 hours a day.
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