Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor. Animaris Rhinoceros Transport is a sculpture powered entirely by wind:
See another vid. And from TED.
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March 14, 2008 at 12:35 am
kara
Beautiful, astonishing, elegant, amazing. Thanks, Hugh. I watched the longer vid you posted to twitter, too. Unbelievable.
March 14, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Hugh
check the TED vid, linked above, where he describes a little what he’s up to.