The Beholder

This one’s bark is definitely worse than its bite.

Turning the knob on his chest counter-clockwise winds the motor in his belly. Once the spring is sufficiently contracted, a red LED behind his eye switches on to let you know he’s ready. A steady ticking racket ensues accompanying a slow side to side movement of his all-seeing eye.

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.