Name: Moving sculpture
Uploaded: 2008-05-27T08:07:00Z
Duration: 15 min 24 s
Description: Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work -- kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is gee-whiz fun to look at.

Sculptor and engineer Arthur Ganson talks about his work -- kinetic art that explores deep philosophical ideas and is gee-whiz fun to look at.

Moving sculpture

Kinetic sculpture transforms everyday materials into playful machines that invite both laughter and reflection. A gear train that takes two trillion years to turn or a wishbone made to walk shows how art and engineering can merge feeling with logic. Each piece begins as a fleeting thought or emotion, then becomes an object that completes its meaning only when someone experiences it. By making objects that are both precise and ambiguous, this creative practice turns ingenuity and whimsy into a form of communication.