In Case of Loss, Please Return To: (2009)
Re-cycled water pipes, motor, digital temperature controller, motion sensor, sewing mannequin and mannequin hands.
Dimensions: Variable
I collected lost gloves for four years from the streets of New York City.
In Case of Loss, Please Return To: is a “Lost and Found” department, where discarded objects and
fleeting experiences have been picked up, collected, and remembered to be reassembled and reused.
The Hybrids are the lost gloves’ reincarnations, brought together to make new pairs and keep warm.
Every part of this project is recycled.
The jacket comes with simple instructions on how to make your own from found gloves.
The taller of the Hybrids is triggered by a motion sensor and he starts rubbing his hands by the help of
a motor.
An old hand drill is the mechanism of the smaller robot and it’s manually hand cranked.
This project would not have been possible without the generous help of Acro Mekatronik. Many thanks
to the Kucukerdem Family.
Photographs taken by Alp Esin.
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