My Little Violin - Arthur Ganson

[davidbschwarz]

this is a total masterpiece; the tenderness and the humor are incredible. plus there's the uncanny sounds of gears, sighs, and music. awesome.

[esmarianomariano]

I love your work Arthur, I must say this is my fovourite piece.

It does turn me on!

One wants to be that violin.

I was wondering wich song is the one that plays in the video?

Greetings from México!

[carolinamunozc]

Just Wonderful!

[Damstraight68]

THIS IS FUCKING CREEPY. why are all of your videos fucking creepy

[JWinn7]

Oh no! You're very slowly wearing away the varnish!

[Chrisguy42O]

this is the kind of art that makes you go whats the point, but its still good I GUESS

[novacontigo]

I've been recently investigating about automatons and kinetic sculpture and i felt absolutely captivated by your work. It's so sensitive, deep and intellectual. I had to present my investigation in class and when i talked about you, everyone was amazed too.

Thanks for sharing your art,

Laura W.

[VitricArt]

oooooh, you can almost feel them feathers. Just one question though: is that lucious sighing part of the machine or from an admiring viewer?

[markus2004]

I'm trying to build some stage equipment using a similar mechanism, but how do you translate the movement from the spiral arm to an alternating up down movement for the feathers. does the whole thing run from a single rotor or are there more than one movement sources?

[PeepFan]

Incredible!

[SharedHallucinations]

Hey poster! one of my favorite songs! Whose rendition is it i might ask? Nice vid by the way, futurama old school.

[shoobrick]

It's Cool!

[djtreq]

I never thought a video involving a violin, feather, and machinery could feel naughty, but I was almost inclined to check over my shoulder to see if anyone could observe what I was watching! As usual, you somehow manage to make the cold world of newtonian mechanics warm and expressive. Cheers for that mate.

[FitchMonster]

Very nice, Arthur!

[fredicvsmaximvs]

Wow, very sensual! Never would have thought a machine and a violin could inspire such... stirrings...! :D

[rockyPants4000]

Nice piece. How long do you estimate the feather will last? I would think it might go a few weeks at best before becoming a nub?

Of course if it doesn't run 24/7, it will last longer.

[dreamingmachines]

There is very little stress on either feathers and they should last for quite some time. (At this moment the machine is caressing 24/7 in the window of the MIT Museum in Cambridge, MA...)

[BobFaulise]

whats it suposed to do

[miznarik]

i like this! maybe too much.

[mslaerik]

thank you ~!

[almafarag]

hey,

I saw (for the first time) some of your fascinating opuscules in the Ars Electronica Center this summer in Linz, I was immediately smitten, they are so delicate and sensuous and comic, beautiful

[dreamingmachines]

Thanks almafarag- I appreciate the kind words and have fond memories of Linz!