Kerry Jia Yi Lin designed this “hermit” shelter for public napping. While I agree with Syuzi Pakhchyan that the use of RFID to open and close the shelter is a bit of overkill, the servo-conrolled opening and closing of the hood is pretty nifty. Did I mention I also like naps? [via Fashioning Technology] More: […]
It’s like one of those champagne fountains at a wedding. Except, you know, made of toilets. And running water (er, one hopes) instead of booze. A “Duchampagne” fountain, perhaps? No, SRSLY: It’s a 2005 installation called “American Standard” by Vancouver artist Reece Terris. [via Boing to the Boing]
This is not, in fact, an actual volcano. It is, rather, the work of Matthew Albanese, a photographer who builds meticulously detailed landscape models and then lights and shoots them to achieve amazing realism. You can view more of his work here. My personal favorite is the Martian landscape made from paprika and charcoal. [via Neatorama]
My friend Aaron decided to make an LCD photo frame for his husband, and it came out beautifully!
Frits Stam developed this patch of grass with embedded conductive fibers and fiber optics. I think it’d go well in a Wonderland-type interactive art installation. [via Fashioning Technology]
It’s a Xmas-time publicity stunt from German engineering conglomerate Siemens AG, which manufactures wind turbines and includes, among its vast holdings, a couple of wind power companies. The “Siemens Superstar” was created in collaboration with Munich multimedia artist Michael Pendra and installed on a large wind turbine in Fröttmaning at the gates of Munich, overlooking the A9 autobahn. It was up from November 29 through January 6. The Siemens publicity site has lots more info and some beautiful video. [Thanks, Rachel!]
Perpetual online auction, internet connection, custom programming and hardware, acrylic cube… Combining Robert Morris’ Box With the Sound of Its Own Making with Baudrillard’s writing on the art auction this sculpture exists in eternal transactional flux. It is a physical sculpture that is perptually attempting to auction itself on eBay. Every ten minutes the black […]
