I’m particularly fond of artwork that brings the internet into the gallery in a physical way. This hand-cranked wooden automaton entitled “Andrew Meyer (Don’t Tase Me Bro)” is by Jon Haddock. In the Maker Shed: Designing Automata Kit
From the MAKE Flickr pool Roywanglu shares pics of his automated egg writer – the EggDrawer. Not a lot of info available for this one, but those are some great results from what looks to be a relatively simple setup. Check out more results in his Flickr photostream.
The Morning Monster by Nick Hardeman is an interactive plush alarm clock with a few interesting features. First of all, you set the time and alarm by pressing buttons that are hidden inside the teeth. Also, when the alarm goes off, the blinds are automatically opened via a wireless link. The alarm system is based […]
At last, something to do with that pile of toilet paper tubes you’ve been saving all these years! (There’s no point denying it; we know how you are.) Then again, you’d be lucky to have the mad skillz of sculptor Junior Jacquet, who’s made a career out of sculpting cardboard. His toilet paper tube faces, […]
Photo via the Telegraph UK Sara Wilson likes to make things seem to go away. One of her recent works, an apparently invisible car, is featured at the Telegraph UK: Her work, created as part of her drawing and image making course at the university, creates the illusion that the car is see through. She […]
This is a really interesting piece of interactive art by Ellie Harrison. The Vending Machine is programmed to give out free snacks when the recession makes the headlines of the BBC News RSS feed. Also, there is a sign outside the gallery that flashed “Free Food”, alerting any hungry gallery visitors. I really enjoy seeing […]
Bruno Mathez’s striking experiment with sound and light, Beam Music – What you’re seeing is a dark attic space in which the frames of wood and the pipes are being lit by a very precise ray of light, giving us the illusion that the light comes from inside the object. Each lit object has its […]
