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June 25, 2007
That's Alcohol!
I'm in love with David Boardman. He comes up with the craziest things and they all serve a purpose. The "That's Alcohol" installation is a unique ethylometer he and his team plan on proposing to the Italian police. A sensor detects the level of alcohol in a users breath triggering a series of servos and pistons that pull down string puppets . The drunker you are, the harder they fall.
Of course a device like this seems to encourage drunken behavior. After all, the only way to get the puppets to react is to be drunk off your ass. A flash based video in the installation even tells you how to reach a better "drunkenness" level. Even Boardman's project synopsis is a bit - drunk-like in its composure.
"Have another beer. Go ahead, you’ve already had what…5?…8?…13?
Just keep on drinking. You hate these student exhibits. Don’t these kids know that no one is a designer unless they have a line of cutlery and a villa in Tuscany? Hey look, those puppets did something…hmm…don’t know how they did that….oh well…where’s that fresh beer?"
I really want to meet his man.
Thanks Greg
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