I remember a long time ago when a colleague's tower computer broke and when asked what he would do with it, he answered something like "a flowerpot." In his day he was quite funny, but that is exactly what he has done french artist Christophe Guinet, to take advantage of the external part of some Apple computer equipment for something very different from what they were created for.
La idea of this French artist from Paris, although jokes were already made about it years ago, it was to take multiple Macs that have already become classic or vintage, such as the iMac G3 and iMac G5, and turn them into pots. But if you think that any of us could do the same as Guinet, take a look at the following gallery and you will see how you change your mind.
Macs Garden Gallery by Christophe Guinet, French artist
The old Macintosh Classic, for example, has a small bonsai tree sprouting out from the top. Soil and roots can be seen through the screen - or well, where it used to be - as a small sample grows on the mouse that's nearby. Some, like the iMac G3, contain foliage neatly within their original housing. Others, like the iMac G5 and PowerBook, have their new companions that pop off the screen in spectacular fashion.
I can't agree more with the last sentence. Somehow the effect it seems as if the computer is emitting a three-dimensional image, something that logically is not possible in any AIO computer or laptop in the world. It is clear that some of the pots that the French artist has created are better than others, but I have my doubts if any would look good in my living room. In any case, it is a good way to make those computers pass away.