001. - Heath Robinson, Rube Goldberg and HR Giger.

The aim of the project is to create something what Jared described as 'the mechanism of consequence', in other word – exaggerated in mechanical terms environment involving actions and reactions to those.
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It was advised to look at work of Englishman, Mr. W. Heath Robinson and his American counterpart Mr Rube Goldberg - concept drawing makers, or: concept illustrators – famous for their unneccessary complication of detail.


Jared told us to look at two books about them – but when I went to lrc to have a look – of course they were taken out already. So predictable. I think lrc should do something to 'protect' these books of high demand because a tutor advices so his students. Maybe they shouldn't be borrowed, just availible for viewing and scanning, maybe the last copy shouldn't be borrowed. Purple group has this disadvantage of having the same lecture what Green group had two days before, so in some way – we (Purple group) are two days behind, in the process of research.
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Giger. We decided to take on board his style, or at least look at his in more detail, and take out as much as we can – planned to go to Switzerland to Gruyere to see his museum – later on advised not to go to, because it would be more of dissapointment and time waisting. We still think of doing some research trip, maybe to have a look at the Swiss architecture in major, maybe something else.
I've borrowed a book on Giger with lots of drawings by him - biomechanical stuff, as expected, but also lots of erotics.



Also seen a VT1750 with Without Walls programme on it – at some point it had greying Giger speaking in pidgin English that only hand and legs are good in human body because anything else can get a cancer. Interesting. No.