Theo Jansen is a modern day Leonardo Da Vinci. Calling himself a Kinetic Sculptor, the dutch engineer turned artist has been creating these fantastic wind-powered creatures for the past 15 years. His Strandbeests are mechanical skeletons built entirely from lightweight plastic tubes, which allows them to be powered from the smallest breeze.
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You can so hear from his accent that he’s from Holland. Wicked “things” though.
December 4, 2006 @ 6:53 pm