Arabesque Original

[Arabesque] mechanical kaleidoscope
Materials: Composite Plastic, Steel, Industrial Computer, Compressed Air Components, Mp3 Player.
Dimensions: ❬4.5m x 4.5m x 1.5m❭

"Arabesque" is a kinetic artwork with its roots in Mary Shelly's Frankenstein and the alchemist's laboratory. Composed of life-sized cast human body parts (incidentally casts of my own body) these translucent entities expose their internal robotic mechanisms to the world. While the wiring/tubing is a conscious aesthetic expression, assimilated into the artwork, to bring chaotic lines of abstract form to contrast heavily with the organized symmetry of the body parts. When in motion "Arabesque" becomes a time-based performance and the view from above, projected onto a nearby screen, reveals a kaleidoscope of beautiful patterns and shapes created from the human form.