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Piece 198 / 217Large Scale2004

The Representative

Year2004
Dimensions60” x 35” x 48”
CategoryLarge Scale, Robots & Figurative
StatusIn a collection
The Representative
The story
This sculpture was built to be a prop for a short film titled “Land of the lost”.

The film was shot, but never produced. To make up for it, one day I found a bunch of people doing a fashion photography shoot right outside my studio door. After talking a bit we got some really fun photos.

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.

Motor boat motor, film editing machine, grill, lamps, golf caddy cart, oven pan, vacuum cleaners, bike wheel, motorcycle parts, garlic presses, teapot, typewriter, tape deck, motors, LED lights, microphone, speakers.