PoBot
Believe it or not, it can be quite difficult to make a living as an artist.
PoBot is at once a self-portrait, and a solution to this problem. The sculpture will not function without a deposit of 25¢. This buys the viewer several seconds of entertainment and pays for several seconds of studio rent for the artist.
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.
Materials
Everything in this piece had a previous life. Nemo’s own inventory, in his words.
Pneumatic nail gun, drink pitcher, table leg, folding chair parts, oak barrel, desk chair stand, candle sticks, leather belt, equipment case, salad forks, boat motor parts, voltage meter, parking meter coin slot, indicator lights, fence cap, vacuum attachments, springs, motor.
