Interactive Kinetic Steampunk Sculptures by Marque Cornblatt
BackFor centuries the use of tools by humans has been used as a marker - one of several gauges of that particular quality that define humans as unique and self-aware beings. Over the millennia, the development and use of certain tools has effected the quality of life so profoundly, that one can scarcely imagine life without their use. Language, social structures, medicine, electricity, mass communication. There exists in our culture the promise of technological solutions to every need, problem and issue associated with the human condition, from the basic needs of food and shelter, to more sophisticated requirements of the human animal - fast food, financial credit, internet dating, artificial hearts, and MTV. Attempts to meet these needs with technology comes in a variety of forms - from AT & T providing lengthy and complex exchanges of information without the customer ever speaking with a live operator, to computer controlled medical implants monitoring and performing an increasing number of metabolic and physiological functions in the human body. The conceptual cornerstones of "that which makes humans unique" continue to be challenged and defeated. Internally, in the case of medical advancements, and externally - as demonstrated by the increasing number of "human" interactions which no longer have two humans participating. Identity and self-awareness are no longer the exclusive terrain of human beings. We live in the age of the "transhuman" being.
Channel: Howto & Style
Uploaded: April 17, 2006 at 10:58 am
Author: h2oboy1
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Tags: steampunk transhuman technology dirosa art robot srl moma paik Marque Cornblatt Interactive Kinetic Sculptures
Video Comments:
brainstormoperations (Saturday 29th of November 2008 07:56:18 AM)
very cool stuff man. Music from Groovepod is also excellent. I have a lot of the same 'toys' he does, You hear that when you own the same software. :)
bryand1791 (Thursday 23rd of October 2008 07:34:20 AM)
stop the hate ;( be nice 2 each other
hi 2 u all LG
pomrose (Monday 6th of October 2008 12:41:33 PM)
I love it, great work, it got soul!
vwbusgrl (Monday 15th of September 2008 07:36:30 PM)
wow incredible
threexl (Saturday 9th of August 2008 09:08:39 AM)
This is so cool! Amazing! Can anyone tell me made the music?
h2oboy1 (Saturday 9th of August 2008 10:08:04 AM)
Thanks! The music was provided by a musician called groovepod.
threexl (Sunday 10th of August 2008 11:07:06 AM)
Do you have a URL on Groovepod? I can't find anything about him online.
advent57 (Thursday 10th of July 2008 10:07:54 AM)
imspiration scAry.
Creatlach (Sunday 29th of June 2008 03:39:27 PM)
absolutely beautiful.
sean57 (Friday 2nd of May 2008 03:06:46 PM)
real inventive this is inspirational on so many levels