Come walk with the beasts, as ArtScience Museum unveils the first South East Asian exhibition of Theo Jansen's world-famous moving sculptures.
Dutch sculptor, Theo Jansen, has spent the last 28 years developing wind-powered machines called Strandbeests, which he describes as "a new species on Earth". Jansen's extraordinary Strandbeests, or ‘beach animals’, blur the lines between art, science, engineering and performance.
Wind Walkers: Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests is a major retrospective of Theo Jansen's life work. In the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci, Jansen trained as a physicist, then became a painter, before focusing his attention on sculpture. He has applied his background in both art and science to create over 30 self-propelled Strandbeests that utilize wind power to walk in a startlingly lifelike fashion. Originally conceived as a solution to address the threat of flooding caused by rising sea levels, Jansen envisioned the Strandbeests as wind-powered creatures roaming the beaches, pushing and piling sand on the shore to form natural barriers.
Dynamic and interdisciplinary, the exhibition brings together 13 large-scale Strandbeests in the galleries of ArtScience Museum, from the most recent moving strandbeests to 'fossils' of past beasts. Visitors will be able to get up close and personal with these larger-than-life creatures, by walking with them in the galleries, and experiencing their lifelike movement, first-hand.
Wind Walkers shows how Jansen’s beach-walking creatures have dramatically advanced in form and function over the years, becoming more than the practical machines he originally intended, and instead evolving into a new species of man-made animal. As well as showcasing 13 extraordinary Strandbeests in Singapore for the first time, the exhibition also features films, prints, artist sketches, and prototypes, as well as an immersive environment that recreates Jansen's workshop, and interactive activities that explore the creativity of Jansen's engineering.
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