Christopher Locke, also known under his alias Heartless Machine, is an artist based in Austin, Texas (USA). He has done some very creative projects from which I would like to show you a selection of.
Scissor Spiders
The Transportation Security Administratio (TSA) is confiscating dangerous objects of people before boarding a flight all over the USA. Among these objects are guns and knives but also scissors. Christopher Locke has turned these confiscated scissors into spiders. Although most people don’t like spiders, I think you can appreciate those anyway!
Trrrrrumpet
“Trrrrrumpet” is a playable horn made from salvaged parts from at least six different instruments. The two valve bodies can be played independently or simultaneously, as it is a two-handed unit. The right hand plays the larger valves, and the left hand plays the smaller valves.
Modern Fossils
These are modern fossils. The objects used were technologies that were once cutting edge but have had very short lives due to the fast progression of technology. So now, not even a hundred years later they are modern fossils.
More work of Christopher can be found on his website www.heartlessmachine.com and oh, it’s also possible to buy his work.
You can also follow him on Twitter @RestEqualsRust or like him on Facebook.
Ben den Hartog
Ben den Hartog, contributor, was born on the 19th of September, 1989 and lives in the Netherlands.
Ben completed his education in Desktop Publisher Allrounder at the Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam and now works at a printing company.
@b_denhartog
2 comments
Chris Locke says:
Apr 6, 2012
Thanks so much!
Ben den Hartog says:
Apr 6, 2012
No prob, you’ve made some awesome work! Also all the handcraft you’ve put in the pieces. And spiders out of scissors, they look so cool!
Having a small fossil collection myself and because I was also a fanatic gamer in the past, the Modern Fossils project is the most interesting project to me. Fantastic idea!