LepiDroptera

This is the second iteration of a “Butterfly Paratrooper” theme.

This one involved the exhaustive “Engine Turning” technique that produces the swirled metal pattern seen on the face of the enclosure.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.