theo jansen’s wind-powered strandbeests evolve into flying creatures

theo jansen’s wind-powered strandbeests evolve into flying creatures

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strandbeests by theo jansen

strandbeests are the moving sculptures created and built by dutch artist theo Jansen, a famous artist and engineer. since 1990, theo has been experimenting with mechanical engineering techniques, building skeletons of plastic pipes that use the power of wind to move.

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