9/27/2005: Animated peeing sculpture
 

http://cellar.org/2005/peesculpture.jpg

"Gotta go", is my only thought about this one; via Boing Boing, this is what appears to be public art in Vienna. I mean Prague.

There are peeing sculptures, and there are animatronic sculptures, but this artist appears to be the first to combine the two. From the English language web page for the project:

The idea is disarmingly simple. Two bronze sculptures pee into their oddly-shaped enclosure.

While they are peeing, the two figures move realistically. An electric mechanism driven by a couple of microproccesors swivels the upper part of the body, while the penis goes up and down. The stream of water writes quotes from famous Prague residents.

Visitor can interupt them by sending SMS message from mobile phone to a number, displayed next to the sculptures. The living statue then ‘writes’ the text of the message, before carrying on as before.

The web page features animations and videos (and audio!) so you can get an idea of what they're doing.

Just because you CAN do something, doesn't mean you SHOULD. :3_eyes:

and still, no matter how hard you shake it -- that last drop still runs down your leg.

I wonder if the artist has the statues programmed to shake or tap?

Strange shape? Looks like the borders of Austria to me.

I remember seeing some statue of a little boy pissing into a fountain in Innsbruck. Can't remember what it's called though. I think it's near Maxamillian's apartment.

The video from the website is slightly disturbing...neat, but disturbing.

Also, where did they find that this is in Vienna? Everything I can find says it's in Prague -- including the site linked above.

My mistake, corrected.

This is going to be great fun after the first snowfall.

There should be snow.

How does the, uh ... slate get cleared, so to speak, between writings? Can you actually tell what's being <s>scribed</s>dribbled?

I think it's kind of gross that they are standing in their 'pee'. It's not like they're in the shower...

Someone needs to sneak some yellow dye into that fountain.

Maybe it's different in Vienna, but "realistically", peeing while bronze is not an option, whether you shake, tap, or strangle. At least not for me.

:lol:

I had heard that there is a picture of two more animated statues located in the next courtyard. These two statues are squatting down cranking out a yam. All done in bronze complete with brass news papers and a silver roll of Charmin.


Ok, not really but this sort of floated through my head just now and I'm sitting here chuckling to myself.

Oh, and ladies, when two guys have to take a leak a the same time and in the same place, we ALWAYS face the same direction, or away from each other. NEVER NEVER towards each other.

Life does NOT imitate art.

well at least they observe The Code of Silence.