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Piece 03 / 217Robots & Figurative2025
Meter
Year2025
Dimensions44” x 21” x 14”
CategoryRobots & Figurative
StatusAvailable · $5,500
IN MOTION
Meter · running2025
The story
Turning the crank clockwise causes the head to sway back and forth.
The crank also turns a tiny generator, creating enough current to make the needles in the meters jump. An eerie sound is also produced within the base by dragging a bolt across a stretched spring.
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.
Guitar, sewing machine case, panel meters, clock case, machine handle, wood, aluminum, steel, motor.
