Usine miniature, 2017
Toy from the 40s, electric motors, micro-controller
- 65 ×
- 80 ×
- 30 × cm
The restoration of a German educational game from the 1940s led to this tribute to craftsmanship in the form of a moving tableau. A series of miniature reproductions of machine tools hang on the wall, each activated in turn by a delicate mechanism of axes and belts. A control panel and small lamp-posts complete this quaint testimony to the golden age of the industrial era, a far cry from the Duchampian considerations of contemporary art.
Exhibitions
Ode to Joy, Bastille Design Center - Paris, 2025↓
All the steps involved in restoring the toy and transforming it into a work of art are available on the Out of Pluto blog (in french).
Courtesy of the artist
Detail of the electric motor driving the upper shaft.
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Detail of the circular saw reproduction.
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Exhibition view | Ode to Joy, Bastille Design Center - Paris.
30 mai — 1er juin 2025
Exhibition view | Ode to Joy, Bastille Design Center - Paris.
30 mai — 1er juin 2025
Exhibition view | Ode to Joy, Bastille Design Center - Paris.
30 mai — 1er juin 2025
Exhibition view | Ode to Joy, Bastille Design Center - Paris.
30 mai — 1er juin 2025
