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“Jonathan Schipper’s slow motion car crash.

This exhibit comes to life by simulating a head on car accident in slow motion over the period of 6 days. each car moves about 3 feet per day making it nearly invisible to see each movement.

There’s 3 videos that show the accident occuring over the 6 day span. the first 2 two involving firebirds (pictured) and the last with a camaro.”

This is pretty damn cool. Jonathan Schipper is a sculptor whose works focus on motion, life and death, and inevitability. He writes of the exhibit, “Cars are extensions of our body and our ego.  We buy or modify cars that reflect our personalities and egos.  When we see an automobile destroyed, in a way we are looking at our own inevitable death.”

He has a fairly detailed archive of his exhibits (for all of which, he also provides videos) on his website. When addressed with the idea of shooting this type of scene, any cameraman would say that it would translate better in an animated piece, so you know this guy’s work is pretty unique; I’d say it’s what you get when a guy with an engineering degree and an obsession with the philosophy of infinity is also secretly into bondage… awesome.

His other pieces include encasing himself in a clear plastic mold for an hour, a machine that moves up and down to one’s breath, and, of course, a boxed head.