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November 6, 2008
Theo Jansen
The Great Pretender
Since about 1990, Dutch artist Theo Jansen has been working hard on new forms of life. Plastic yellow conduit is used as the basic material of this new nature. He makes skeletons that are able to walk on the wind. Eventually he wants to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives.
Sponsored by the College of Engineering, Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning, the School of Music, Theater, & Dance, and the Program in the Environment,
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Selected Bibliography
- ARTE + Thought - Strandbeest: Theo Jansen.
- SiouxWIRE Annex: Interview: THEO JANSEN.
- Strandbeest.com.
- Theo Jansen creates new creatures | Video on TED.com.
- Wild Things Are on the Beach.
- Jansen, Theo. 2007. The Great Pretender. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers. Art Architecture & Engineering - Basement | N 6494 .K5 J36 2007
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