Theo Jansen is a Dutch physicist turned sculptor who has spent much of his career fascinated with the role of evolution in natural life. Powered by the wind, his sculptures resemble massive dinosaur skeletons (he calls them “Sand Beasts”) that seem to move autonomously.

Read more and watch video of Jansen’s sculptures courtesy of NPR.

You can also listen to a presentation Jansen gave at the Pop Tech Conference in 2005 about his work.
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