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Piece 217 / 217Robots & Figurative2013
Zip Synch
Year2013
Dimensions10" x 12" x 6"
CategoryRobots & Figurative
StatusIn a collection
IN MOTION
Zip Synch · running2013
The story
These guys are a quiet riot!
The inspiration came from the little film canisters that form their heads. I had done this once before with the piece “Head Case #2“. Recently I came across several more cases at a flea market and couldn’t resist making a chorus line of them.
Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.
Parts list
Materials
Everything in this piece had a previous life. Nemo’s own inventory, in his words.
Film canisters, sprockets, chain, gears, motor, LEDs, mirrored plastic, wooden box.
