Machine with Concrete - Arthur Ganson

Why it was recommended

I quite like how a lot of his work seems to have a punchline to it.

RecommendationDoxin · Original2025-07

What it covers

Arthur Ganson's kinetic sculpture chains twelve 1:50 worm gear reductions so the final gear, embedded in concrete, would take over two trillion years to turn once. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Arthur Ganson

Length

1 min

Year

2008

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