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Dr. Subtle
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Technotaxidermy by Dr. Subtle

January 10th, 2008 9:01 PM

INSTRUCTIONS: Technotaxidermy is a general term describing the many methods of reproducing a life-like three-dimensional representation of a technology for permanent display. In some cases, the actual outer casing (including metal, plastic or other synthetics) of the specimen is preserved and mounted over an artificial armature. In other cases, the specimen is reproduced completely with materials pilfered from unrelated technologies.

The word "technotaxidermy" is derived from three ancient Greek words: techno, meaning technological; taxis, meaning movement; and derma, meaning skin. Loosely translated, technotaxidermy means the movement of technological skin. This is a fairly appropriate definition as many technotaxidermy procedures involve removing the technological skin from the specimen, replacing this skin over an artificial body, and adjusting the skin until it appears lifelike.

Bag and stuff a technology of your choosing. You may use the following guide on How to Model a Bird, replacing "Bird" with "Technology".

I took an old broken iPod and started a sculpture based on it (cosubmitted as Street Junk Sculpture). Here's some closeups of the final results.

The sculpture is more metal stuff- railroad ties, a property line, steel wire, a piece of a computer, and ethernet cables (baluns included).

I posed the whole thing taxidermy style- as if I had slain this iPod creature and mounted it.

- smaller

Hey Baby!

Hey Baby!


Property Line. Not Dedicated for Public Use.

Property Line. Not Dedicated for Public Use.


Just moving stuff.

Just moving stuff.


I'm alive!

I'm alive!


Top of the Mountain

Top of the Mountain



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posted by Loki on January 11th, 2008 6:10 AM

Sorry to submit a completion of the same task immediately after yours. Doing that always feels rather rude. But, this time around it can't be helped. Got to run, won't be able to submit it later.

Oh yeah - and, neat sculpture!