From the MAKE Flickr pool
Rob Cruickshank repurposed the spherical printhead from an old IBM Selectric typewriter for use in a new gallery installation. Under strobed illumination, the Selectric’s ‘typeball‘ certainly is hypnotic – beautiful, in a sort of William S. Burroughs way. Rob’s kinetic sculpture will be on viewable at Toronto’s Fly Gallery until the end of the month.
(It’s worth noting – The 60s era Selectric seems a pretty awesome piece of engineering – just reading over how it prevented simultaneously keystrokes had me inspired.)
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I too worship at the temple Selectric. I call your attention to my brief video poem on the machine.
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