A collection of plastic and string and wings;<\/p>\n
part stick insect, part sailboat,<\/p>\n
walking kinetic sculptures from the realm of fantasy<\/p>\n
moving up and down the beaches unsupervised<\/p>\n
and avoiding the water with no technology at all.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Just stored energy applied to actions, like rubberband propellers.<\/p>\n
Purely mechanical parts, no self-replication.<\/p>\n
They seem remarkably alive, they seem intelligent, and yet<\/p>\n
Just plastic and string and wings to catch the wind.<\/p>\n
A zoo of bizarre, multi-legged dreams made real.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Walking with weird gaits, these giant beach animals<\/p>\n
seem to think, and move within nature as if they can see,<\/p>\n
as if they can avoid dangers. They shock the unprepared.<\/p>\n
Mythical creatures like some twisted nightmare,<\/p>\n
startling the senses and baffling the mind.<\/p>\n
Unnatural elements in otherwise ordinary nature,<\/p>\n
yet completely at home. Dark imaginings<\/p>\n
exploring the light of day.<\/p>\n
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