The strategy of the strandbeests is that they charm the people, they charm me, and they seduce people to make them. And they also seduce me to make them.  -Theo Jansen

Celebrate strandbeests-and their many mutant relations-with a menagerie of creatures inspired by Theo Jansen's kinetic art. Encounter walking machines made with 3-D printed plastic, paper, and metal, variously powered by propellers, pedals, arduino-controlled motors, and string. Bring your ownbeest, whether built from a kit or your own design, or simply revel in roving mechanical wonders.

Strandbeests owe their animal grace to an ingenious leg mechanism Jansen created and developed over time. By freely sharing the "holy numbers" of his linkage design, the artist has inspired countless makers to (re)produce their own walking creatures, and thus contribute to the beests' ongoing evolution.

Which species of beest will you bring?

Featured Beests:

Tinspider  By Scott Parenteau

Pedal-Powered Beest  By Adam Savage

Plus:  

The Blind Watchmaker  With Paul Dancstep (an encore presentation) @ 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. 

Automata Equis  With Corey McGuire, Equis Collective

TE+ND Rover  With Marnia Johnston

And much more!

Bring your own strandbeest-inspired creation and receive $5 off of admission.