transhumanisticpanspermia:

brunhiddensmusings:

renee-niels:

sanguinifex:

the-clockwork-crows:

kidgecat:

empezardexerox:

Samson was “a museum installation consisting of a 100-ton jack connected to a gear box and a turnstile. The 100-ton jack pushes two large timbers against the bearing walls of the museum. Each visitor to the museum must pass through the turnstile in order to see the exhibition. Each input on the turnstile ever so slightly expands the jack, and ultimately if enough people visit the exhibition, Samson could theoretically destroy the building.”

Artists are absolutely wild

That’s absolutely hilarious ngl

Bet the museum employees are secretly winding it back each night, like Penelope unraveling her day’s weaving

i kind of hope thats the case

that would actually make it a more profound statement

it was actually just geared so low that the amount of turnstile turns pretty much didn’t even overcome the gear slop. the force never increased. might as well have just been seized.