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SPACE OBSERVER Bjoern Schuelke 2010 / San Jose Public Art Collection Mineta International Airport, San Jose, California Materials: Glass-fiber reinforced plastic, aluminium, car paint, motors, sensors, camaras, lcd displays. Height: 9m, width: 10m, weight: 1 ton Gallery: Videos: |
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| ...It will stand more than two stories tall, with three giant legs and propeller-tipped arms. It will sense your presence. It will watch you. Soon, it will greet travelers arriving at Mineta San Jose International Airport in a way city officials say will be so Silicon Valley. Some visitors might be startled, especially if their in-flight movie was "War of the Worlds." Some kids will wish they had one in their bedrooms. Meet "Space Observer," an interactive sculpture proposed for the new airport terminal by German multimedia artist Bjorn Schulke, known for works that evoke 20th-century science fiction... ..."It's kind of like this friendly insect or robotic thing that's greeting you," said San Jose Public Art Director Barbara Goldstein. "It moves and feels like something that might fly. I think they're going to think it's the coolest thing on Earth."... ...Space Observer will stand in the north concourse's mezzanine area, where visitors will walk through its eight-foot-tall legs. The sculpture's "kinetic camera arms" will collect live video for display on embedded monitors within its body. "It's going to be really iconic for the airport," Goldstein said, insisting there's nothing to be afraid of. "It won't follow you anyplace." (Mercury News 04/16/2009) |
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