Knife Throwing Machine from 'Shadow of a Doubt' - Arthur Ganson

A set piece with an instinct to kill. Created for a theatre production entitled 'Shadow of a Doubt', a collaboration with the Studebaker Movement Theatre of Boston in 1989. In the context of the play, a 'letter delivery machine' drew Dick, the protagonist, to stage center and directly into the pathway of the throwing knife. The attempt to kill him was foiled however when the letter fallsl to the floor a moment before the knife was thrown. Bending down to pick it up the letter, the knife flew harmlessly over Dick's head and into the wall behind him.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• sculpture
• theatre
• art
• machine
• kinetic
• knife

[PissoPuyo]

It's like a clock. OF DEATH

[GhostBear3067]

@PissoPuyo otherwise known as awesome

[rizzy456789]

That captivates so much. The machine itself, the dramatic timing, the epic look of it, the accuracy, AWESOME.

[norisyen]

one kill costs $100

[marchio08]

reminds me of the pit and the pendulum

[trollnest]

BENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!

[hobbyist22]

crazy. suck if you forgot it was there or something and walked infront of it.