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Piece 144 / 217Inner Worlds2012
Mermaid
Year2012
Dimensions15" x 9" x 6"
CategoryInner Worlds
StatusIn a collection
IN MOTION
Mermaid · running2012
The story
A mermaid swims in the primordial seas, before we figured out that mermaids don’t exist.
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.
Parts list
Materials
Everything in this piece had a previous life. Nemo’s own inventory, in his words.
Cosmetics case, clock dial cover, swimmers trophy, fish pendant necklace, book illustration, motor, doorbell button, LEDs.
