Pentacopter

I like to think of this sculpture as one of Leonardo DaVinci’s rejected ideas.

Conceived after a night of drinking, the master thought better of the design, and tore the page from his notebook in disgust. Centuries later the page was discovered behind a bookcase and brought to life by a mediocre artist. Photos: Anja Ulfeldt

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.