Animaris Tenere, A Herd of Four Strandbeests That Hold Tightly Onto Each Other on a Windy Beach
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#6R5GC)
Dutch artistTheo Jansen, who is known for his incrediblewind-powered Strandbeest walking sculptures,connected four of these creatures together, making it look like they were holding tightly onto each other as they walked across a windy beach. Jansen calls this structure Animaris Tenaris".
The ANIMARIS TENERE is actually a herd of four animals that hold on to each other as protection from being blown away. As individuals they would never survive a storm but as a group they might.
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