"Since about ten years Theo Jansen is occupied with the making of a new nature. Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic matierial of this new nature. He makes skeletons which are able to walk on the wind. Eventualy he wants to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives." from strandbeest website
The film clip shows the artist Theo Jansen at the moment when his creation comes alive. This guy is truly a mad scientist. It fills me with wonder. And it seemed fitting to begin a blog dedicated to Vermeer with a Dutch artist named Theo.
Click on the title above and scroll down to "3 Mai 07" to view the trailer.
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