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| Green Cay |
A friend sent me a link to go and view a contraption that lives on the beach. Both of us being water/beach people, i guess this friend thought i would appreciate all the time and innovation the creator had put into it, plus the fact that it resided on a beach.
i did.
Then i sent the link on to other (water/beach people) that i thought might enjoy it.
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| Cramer Park |
After doing that i decided that even though we aren’t all “beach people” others might enjoy this contraption just as much as i did. The more i thought about it the more people i came up with, and although not “beach people” they still might find a connection and send it on to people they think might enjoy looking at it.
Of course, before including it here i had put in even more thought and the categories of people that might enjoy it grew. Those who like the wind and what it can move came to mind; those into airplanes, gliders, sailboats etc; anyone that builds things would be into this contraption because it is constructed out of PVC pipes and walks on its own, i felt sure they would be curious to see it.
Lawyers, playwrights, scriptwriters and computer geeks would be sure to love these critters coming up with all sorts of ideas for futuristic movies or games, just by taking a peek at it.
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| Southgate Beach |
Artists, architects and engineers of all types would appreciate the design. Parents, teachers and anyone involved with educating or raising children could see this as a way to open minds to the possibilities that are available all around us. Even medical people used to fixing our broken bodies could find enjoyment in the bone structure (legs, knees and feet) visibly moving along the beach.
Truck drivers used to driving big mammoth hulks of metal down the highways of this nation would probably find this walking graceless mess respectable in its good natured design. It might not be the weirdest thing they have ever seen on their travels but i'll bet they call it “cool”.
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| Coakley Bay Pond |
What i like about it is its appeal to everyone i could come up with. i can’t think of a single person that wouldn’t think these creatures were amazing feats of artistic ability and unusual engineering. Who wouldn’t find this creation odd and yet strikingly functional. This moving design made from some of our most basic materials will act as a full-blown connector set; connecting us all up to marvel over the amazing talents of Theo Jansen.
i love that, i love the connection. i love the ability we all have to guide each other through use of this medium. i love that it happens each and every day in our in-boxes, in our surfing of the web and in our daily communications through social sites. i wonder how many people will go on to research more or look at other innovations after viewing these creatures.
Theo Jansen is the designer of these beach animals’s that feed on wind, avoid dangers and escape from the sea. His idea is that these animals will not need food but will be able to survive on their own. He claims that they can carry heavy loads, can hunker down during storms, and will move of their own volition.
You’ve got to go look at these things.
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