Right near the Takoma Park Silver Spring Coop, you can find Alison Baker's phenakistascope (early animation device) "The Amazing Alien Egg." The sculpture is one of seven, all made from old bicycles, now on display in Takoma Park.
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| Phenakistascope "The Amazing Alien Egg" created by Alison Baker |
When you put your eye up against the Big Eye on the bike's back wheel and turn the pedal, you get to see this:
Yes, there is some gratuitous use of film effects in there. Who knew what fun the freebie software contained?
For more information on reCYCLE The Art of Bike Project and locations of other sculptures, check out this link: http://www.mainstreettakoma.org/files/ReCycleMap.pdf.
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