Giant skull made from kitchen stuff
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Sashimi Tabernacle Choir
Gareth blogged about Sashimi Tabernacle Choir a while back; seeing it in Austin was wonderful! I don’t know what it says about me that, if I had the time, I could have watched this ridiculous thing for an hour, but it made me deliriously happy. My video doesn’t do it justice – if you ever […]
Spray paint jumps into the real world
This sculpture by Canadian artist Julien Valle gives new meaning to the phrase “jumping right out of the page”. Valle has sculpted the resulting spray from a typical can of spray paint into a spiky reality. Check out the link below for more of his work including a 24×100 inch hanging banner with hundreds of […]
China Channel Firefox Add-on – Experience the censored Chinese internet at home
Clever art project that raises awareness of net censorship – China Channel Firefox Add-on – Experience the censored Chinese internet at home… The Firefox add-on China Channel offers internet users outside of China the ability to surf the web as if they were inside mainland China. Take an unforgetable virtual trip to China and experience […]
Magic mirror lets you paint on your reflection in real time
The “Interactive Mirror” is an interesting research project that combines a mirror with a touchscreen interface to produce a novel way of interacting with your own image. Think “Minority Report” meets “Multi-Touch” mixed with a bit of fairy tale like interaction. This would probably be perfect for a halloween spook house. Interactive Mirror
Loop spins rope out of control
“Loop” by artist Zoro Feigl is an appropriation of gravity and speed on a regular piece of rope. The loop is pulled by two motorized wheels that spin in an almost suspended animation. Check out the video for the full effect. Loop by Zoro Feigl
Festo AirJelly – robot jellyfish at Pop!Tech 08
Festo AirJelly – robot jellyfish at Pop!Tech 08… This morning opened with a helium-filled, robotic jellyfish floating serenely above a rapt, suddenly very awake audience. Makers Festo took the stage briefly to talk about how they are using engineering found in nature to create these organic-looking, eerily familiar robots. Their hope is in creating beautiful […]