Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Xu Zhongmin, Trekking Around the Mountain No. 2, and other Kinetic Sculptures


Xu Zhongmin, Trekking Around the Mountain No. 2,

Skeletonwalkers

kinetic sculpture

These kinetic sculptures are brilliant. Identical movable dolls are fixed to a device that slowly spins, each doll is set in a position that would simulate progressive movement, and a strobe light creates the illusion of the dolls physical movement (similar to the concept of a flip book).

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