Sculpture
Translucent whale sculptures with artifacts infused within
In a delightfully ridiculous spectacle, Neil Mendoza has developed the ‘The Electric Knife Orchestra’ to perform the Bee Gee’s hit Stayin’ Alive. The Orchestra consists of 16 knives and one meat cleaver, all purchased from the $0.99 store, to make up 6 mechanized sound machines. The cutlery instruments are brought to life with two machines that create sound by stepping stepper motors at the same frequency as musical notes. It is strange to feel excited that the knives are actually succeeding at their song and at the same time feel slightly in danger of the rapidly spinning blades. The whole production is impressive and it's available below for your entertainment. ...
