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    Dreaming of Hydraulic Insects

    Jan 01, 2022 4 minutes
    WRITER Steve Dow

    James Capper is half engineer and half sculptor. He has one eye on the evolutionary biology of the oldest life forms, and the other on future, preferably green, technology. In London, the UK-based artist recently manufactured walking hydraulic sculptures inspired by insects, each measuring about two by one metres, and shipped them to Art Basel Hong Kong. Here, an idea was hatched: to send them on to Australia to make a hybrid art film.

    Broken Hill was deemed the perfect place for director Alexander George to commit the intricate anatomy and strength of these creatures to film. This

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