Strandbeest. the Dream Machines of Theo Jansen

by Lawrence Weschler

Book Overview

For seven years, photographer and artist Lena Herzog followed the evolution of a new kinetic species. Intricate as insects but with bursts of equine energy, the "Strandbeests," or "beach creatures," are the creation of Dutch artist Theo Jansen, who has been working for nearly two decades to generate these new life-forms that move, and even survive, on their own. Set to roam the beaches of Holland, the Strandbeests pick up the wind in their gossamer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836548496
• ISBN13: 9783836548496
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 6.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.2" x 14.1"