Alexander Kozovski
Lia Martinez
Fixed Procyon Lotor Mechanism
Mechanisms are embedded into a taxidermied raccoon in order to simulate walking.
http://itp.nyu.edu/~afk257/akoz/2011/04/25/oh-racoon-you-pain-me-so-part-2-of-fixed-procyon-lotor-mechacanism/
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Mechanisms and Things That Move
Mechanisms and Things That Move
As a play on the intersection of tech and macabre, of preserved death and motion, metal linkages and a motor are embedded into a taxidermied raccoon. When the motor is activated, the mechanism (based on artist Theo Jansen's model) will cause the raccoon to 'walk'.