This piece, Homouroboros, is one of the largest, most ambitious zoetropes ever
created, and public exhibition of the piece will establish a new level
of interactivity for public art. This piece has a chance to live in an engaging public space in San Jose. Learn more about the piece and how you can help here.
Having seen it firsthand in the desert last year, it is, hands down, one of the coolest things, ever. During the day it appears like a series of frozen statues or, moving back a little further, a mushroom cloud. However, at night, perfectly-timed strobe lights illuminate the sculpture as it turns, creating the illusion of the monkeys swinging from branch to branch and taking a sharp right turn on the Garden of Eden story.
Here’s a link to the piece in action on YouTube; the zoetropic effect kicks in at the 30 second mark. Really, really brilliant engineering.
If you can help, please do so.
A big shout out to Melissa Alexander at the Black Rock Arts Foundation and Exploratorium veteran who is making this happen through sheer force of will.
Ok, that’s pretty darn cool! The zoetropes at the Exploratorium in the back are my favorite thing at there. I hope we’ll able to get this to come to us!
All 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico have allowed right turns on red since January 1, 1980, unless a sign otherwise prohibits this, such as “No Turn On Red”.