#211 Theo Jansen creatures in Ginza

[JACKD00R]

Hey does anyone know how fast these can move? also are they just wind powered, or do some have motors?

[MicknFumi]

I was thinking, ok I like art. But replacing an ice skating rink with a gallery is going too far. Then i saw that guy pushing the...errr thing & it walked, I was pretty impressed...great vid man, thats going in my faves...cheers : )

[rv186rs]

I wonder what the max speed of one of the creatures might be.

[visinikiaiznemti]

I like ^_^

5 stars!

[Sephiroth21682]

looks awesome

[HoshiChispa]

so trippy. guy must had alot of time to do this lol

[stefmax]

Wow, awesome video James! Enjoyed it a lot!

[Broan13]

konnichiwa? Its day time!? AND YOUR MAKING A VIDEO!!

[BuzzsawJFB]

Speechless. Thank you for sharring.

[smiley62]

thats sick

[ElevenColors]

And that's what makes them so much fun. :-)

[TheUnderdocker]

Awesome video. I love innovative artists.

[ElevenColors]

Yep, quite a few both exhibiting in Japan and living in Japan.

[poisonoak23]

those things are scary

[ElevenColors]

Ah but very fascinating at the same time.

:-)

[justin9399]

Those things are pretty awesome! The guy who created them must be really creative to design and build such things. Thanks for posting the video, it's really interesting and I quite enjoyed it!

[ElevenColors]

Thanks!

[tedebambu]

Wow. I saw this on a TED Talk recently but your video is much better! especially because of the close up. how hard was to move it? (weight, bearings?)

[ElevenColors]

Very light. Most of these creatures run on wind power.

[NapalmXD]

Dude that looks so cool.

[ElevenColors]

Yah, was trippy.

[Nuolimieli]

If I could feel envy it would be right now :D

Those pieces of work didn't sound anything strange, but to actually see 'em move and function like that is amazing!

[ElevenColors]

Yah I was grateful for the one creature they let people push around.

[contull]

tip/suggestion: don't change your mind (about where youre walking) so much when youre carrying the video camera. like when you first walk into the tent. let the shot rest and hold the camera still for several seconds.

[ElevenColors]

Sorry I have kind of a short atten... hey what's that?

[MisterNES]

It's ASIMO-kun...minus electricity!

[ElevenColors]

Yah know , makes you think asimo could have been done for a lot less money.

[enbejey]

Whoa, this just totally blew my mind. Very cool. Great vid.

[ElevenColors]

Heh, thx.

[Y0urHumbleNarrat0r]

おもしろいですよ。 n_n

[ElevenColors]

ありがとうございます！

[APOKALYPSE34]

Wow thats some real crazy stuff.

Enjoyed the video very much.

[ElevenColors]

Yah, very trippy. Glad you liked it!

[acromel]

Pretty damn cool. Strangely Bauhausian.

I was hoping to see that `creature' working at a run - maybe it's just me ;o)

I'd hate to be the guy that had to assemble that thing if it broke - Ikea furniture is complicated enough :o)

[ElevenColors]

Now that's a thought. More than just speeding up the video, right? Actually leaving the ground? Though with that many legs... How is a six legged creature supposed to gallop anyways?

Naw I'm sure you could make kits of these animals, complete with instructions and replacement parts. Hell there's got to be a way to build one out of what you can find at Tokyu Hands.

[BusanKevin]

Wow...that was DAMN cool stuff! Loved watching that thing walk :) Wish I could see that exhibition!

[ElevenColors]

It'd be such a waste if it was Ginza only. Be nice if they did a nationwide tour.

[toddatron]

Cool.... very interesting

[ElevenColors]

Thx!

[ElevenColors]

Worth a visit yourself since you're in Tokyo too.

;-)

[HebinoMetaru]

Pretty cool! But the sound of it walking is a bit creepy, don't You think? I wonder how would it sound if we could hear our bones' friction and muscles stretch.

[ElevenColors]

Oh we do sometimes, don't we? Ever cracked your knuckles?

[HebinoMetaru]

Well yeah, we do hear one crack sometimes, but what if we heard every sound they make? I had this one class in physics in high school where I remember the teacher telling us that if we heard the frequency of the sounds our bones make we wouldn't be able to learn because of the noise.

[ElevenColors]

Well, it's not like we're all ninjas. Most folks make some sort of noise when they walk. ;-)

[HebinoMetaru]

But that's wardrobe noise! :-)

[disposablebook4]

Wow!

Fantastic stuff.

Thanks for showing.

[ElevenColors]

Yer welcome!

[sirgimpy2006]

Rad video!!!!!!!!

[ElevenColors]

Thx!

[CrustyElbo]

Very cool. The rhino looks like a futuristic tank!

[ElevenColors]

A tank with personality, too! :-)

[CrustyElbo]

Haha exactly!