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Technotaxidermy by Tøm

January 3rd, 2008 3:54 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 bagged myself an old Tiny PC, which had been rotting away in my study for a while, along with many other deceased technology. I'm pretty sure the PC I'm typing on now will lose it's grip on existence soon and may need to join the Tiny in the graveyard of computing that is my cupboard.

First I prepped the PC by removing it's internal organs and temporarily removing it's outer protection. It had been dead for a while, so it's skin would need rebuilding. I was left with the basic skeleton.

Innards

After this, I began stuffing the PC with the general packing material PC's are shipped in, Polystyrene. Which is a little ashes to ashes don't you think?

Stuffing 1

Anyway, once the PC had been stuffed, I rebuilt it's skin, and tried my best to recreate the happy expression it would have held on it's face whilst delivering the user with a slow and crash prone experience of Windows 98.

Side

Finally I returned it to the freezer, ready to be mounted to a wall of some rich person who likes to look like a huntsman.

Freezer

May it rust in peace.

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Innards
Skeleton
Front
Front
Eyes
Side
Stuffing 1
Stuffing 2
Stuffing 3
Side
Top
Expression
Expression 2
Stuffed PC
Freezer

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posted by GYØ Daryl on January 3rd, 2008 4:34 PM

I helped you strip that pc originally

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posted by Tøm on January 3rd, 2008 4:37 PM

Indeed, it was bagged a while ago.

Polystyrene
posted by susy derkins on January 3rd, 2008 9:36 PM

Not ashes to ashes, but rather like using baby clothes to stuff corpses. Or, what, placentas?
Kind of sick, anyway :)
And the polystyrene is showing a bit, ew.