Device is a new art gallery in La Jolla, California created by sculptor Greg Brotherton and his wife Amy. Their next show, Fantastic Contraption, opens July 19 (and runs through Sept. 2). The 18-artist show explores the leaky margins between humans and their machinery and includes some of my favorites: Stephane Halleux, Nemo Gould, Theo […]
This project called “Flying planter (Fledge)”, uses an Arduino Lilypad controller to tilt a disc to rotate towards wherever it sees sunlight. This would ideally help to save your indoor houseplants from their imminent demise throughout a normal day. [via]
The “Mobile Forest Exhibition” in Japan is an art and technology show that attempts to re-examine the effect of cell phones on contemporary culture. Check out more photos of the show at the link below. Mobile Forest Exhibition, [via]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool, Vin Marshall (Philadelphia, PA) writes: We built an human powered panzer kampwagen III tank in 11 days. This was intended to crash the party at the 2nd annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby (we crashed the 1st annual with a pirate ship), but by the time we arrived, we were […]
The Touched Echo public art installation uses bone conduction to memorialize the bombing of Dresden – The visitors of the Brühl’s Terrace (Dresden, Germany) are taken back in time to the night of the terrible air raid on 13th February 1945. In their role as a performer they put themselves into the place of the […]
It’s a promotional video but interesting all the same – Ben Burtt, famed sound designer of the Star Wars series, created the sonic world of Pixar’s Wall-E. The video even shares a bit of his acoustic sources @ 1.5min in.
Wow, this is a “real” Simpsons house via Merlin. The photographer brantastic writes – sara and i passed this house in whycocomagh on our way to cape breton island, and were both like, “what the h3ll? STOP THE CAR.” and we turned around and took pictures in some family’s front yard. when the lady who […]
