Animaris Rex, A Connected Kinetic Unit That Walks Behind Theo Jansen’s Wind Powered Strandbeest
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#6F8A4)
Dutch artistTheo Jansen, who is known for his incrediblewind-powered Strandbeest walking sculptures, added a connected, yet separate unit that walks in conjunction with the Strandbeest while following behind on a San Francisco beach. Jansen calls this locomotive structure Animaris Rex", named after a herd of beach animals that collectively protect each other.
Since the beginning of this summer I have been trying to connect several running units (Ordissen) in succession. Animaris Rex is a herd of beach animals whose specimens hold each other as defense against storms. As individuals they would simply blow over, but as a group the chance of surviving a storm would be greater.
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