strandbeests

(edit:  there’s some garbage in the dj sets page from hosting issues – just ignore it, do.  should be fixed tomorrow.)

Some days, you just don’t feel as bright as some of the supernovas that masquerade as people around here. Meet Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests:

These are…sculptures that move. They’re also a kind of mechanical artificial intelligence. They’re also utterly beautiful. Vidoes can be found here and here, and really must be seen to be believed.