photo by kamikara diary
Nintendo Wii, floppy disks, anime, and - even - jumping shoes. History tells us that this island is one of the geekish places on earth.
Well, history does not disappoint. Check out these amazing gadgets from the annual Japan Media Arts Festival, helf from Feb. 4 thru 15 in Tokyo.
* The Penguin Bomb (Penguin Bakudan)
It's a simple paper craft, made only from paper and rubber band. As you see, a flattened piece of paper turns into a penguin once it hits the ground. The Penguin Bomb was nominated the festival's special award.
The artist's name is Haruki Nakamura. On his website, he says he wants "to produce papercraft that will enlighten people and that people will never forget." At least I won't forget this artwork!
* TENORI-ON ("Tenori" means "Handy")
You may have seen this before, it's a portable music recorder/player with multiple options depending on how you want to use the device. It's 16x16 LED button matrix is simultaneously a performance input controller and display. All buttons produce a different sound, and by operating and interacting with the LED buttons and the light, they produce you access to the device's numerous performance capabilities.
It's visually amazing. This was awarded Grand Prize in the Entertainment Division last year. More details here.
The Festival's english website provides a list of past award recepients. May be a good intro to what this art festival is all about.
[via: Japan Media Arts Festival]
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