Perspective Lyrique, a Building Projected on a Building
Perspective Lyrique uses Ableton Live to control the output of QC + MadMapper, creating the morphable image of a building projected on to the real building.
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Madagascar-Style Mechanical Bulls In Progress
While the hardworking teams in Red Bull Creation build against the clock in north Brooklyn, across town Madagascar Institute is working on a special project for the event all their own– a carnival ride duo of mechanical bulls.
Spray Painting with a Skateboard
Considering how upset he was by a relatively tiny bloodstain, that guy from Gleaming The Cube is gonna be livid when he sees what these young punks have done to his pool. Appears to be, at least in part. the work of London based street artist D*face.
Wave Simulator Draws Realtime Data from a Bouy
This installation draws information from the intensity and movement of the water in a remote location. The wave intensity and frequency is scaled and transferred to the mechanical grid structure installed at The National Museum in Wroclaw, Poland.
Graphic Novel With Thought Bubbles Visible Only Under UV
What a clever gimmick! SVK is written by Transmetropolitan author Warren Ellis, illustrated by Matt Brooker, and published in “collaboration” with London-based design studio BERG (whatever that means). £10 plus shipping gets you the book and a small UV-LED flashlight for viewing the thought bubbles. [via adafruit]
The Panterragaffe, a Rideable Strandbeest
As we previewed last month, the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire featured the Panterragaffe, an ambulatory vehicle inspired by Theo Janssen’s famous Strandbeests. Panterragaffe is a pedal powered two person walking machine, a walking bicycle. The name has a few elements to it. It’s a play on pantograph, which is a mechanism for copying drawings, since […]
Chris Cole’s Machine Animals
This one, called “Galia,” is just one of twenty-two beautiful kinetic sculptures, most of which are zoomorphic, featured in Bend, Oregon artist Chris Cole’s online portfolio. Each has a well-produced video showcasing its movements, and they’re all available in Chris’s YouTube channel, to which I am subscribing right now.