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Piece 132 / 217Creatures2007
Junkyard Dog
Year2007
Dimensions11" x 4" x 16"
CategoryCreatures
StatusIn a collection
The story
It seemed a fitting title since I made this piece while I was Artist in Residence at the San Francisco dump.
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.
Hair clipper, electric drill, cheese slicers, bike brake lever, teapot spout, magazine rack, furniture casters, spring.
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