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Theo Jansen crée de nouvelles créatures

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L'artiste Theo Jansen présente d'étonnantes sculptures cinétiques qu'il crée à partir de tubes de plastique et de bouteilles de limonade. Ses créatures sont conçues pour se mouvoir, et même survivre, de façon autonome.

Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist who builds walking kinetic sculptures that he calls a new form of life. His "Strandbeests" walk the coastline of Holland, feeding on wind and fleeing from water. Full bio »

Translated into French by Philippe Axelsen
Reviewed by Loic Prot
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