Automatons, art installations, and comedy contraptions
Kinetic art for windows, galleries, and festivals
Mechanical Moments - A collection of kinetic art
An exhibition at the Craig Gallery at Alderney Landing
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
November 26 - December 29, 2024
What if you could build a machine that captured a moment of your life using motors, gears, and small wooden figures? Mechanical Moments is an exhibit of kinetic (moving) art that includes my favourite explorations of this.
Taking the Ferry Home
Display by LoHiFi
Score by Brad Conrad
Scenic Painting by Tony Owen
Video by Mel Hattie
December 2023 - Sponsored by the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission, this animatronic holiday installation ran daily in the windows at 122 Portland Street, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
The Run of the Island
Display by LoHiFi
Score by Brad Conrad
Video by Mel Hattie
December, 2022 - This display honours the free spirits that live and thrive on the tiny strip of sand and grass a few hundred kilometers off the coast of Nova Scotia. Sponsored by The Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission.
The Voyage Home
Display by LoHiFi
Score by Brad Conrad
Video by Mel Hattie
During December 2021, this animatronic window installation filled the three windows at 122 Portland St. in Downtown Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada as part of their Lights of Dartmouth festival.
Flying Home for the Holidays
Display by LoHiFi
Score by Brad Conrad
Video by Mel Hattie
This kinetic display was part of the Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission's Holiday Lights Tour in December of 2020. It is a tribute to all who find themselves suspended between their homes and the people they love at this time of year.