Tantulus

Tantalus, 2008

Tantalus is a 10 foot tall 24 foot diameter Stroboscopic Zoetrope, surrounded by a white picket fence and four railway hand pumps that drive the piece. It resembles Uncle Sam’s hat with 20 vertical red and white stripes. The three foot blue brim of the hat serves as the blue depths from which 20 agonizing bodies will forever be grasping for the golden apples.

24’ TALL, HAT; 50’ DIAMETER FENCE & HAND CARTS

Tantalus Burning Man 2008

In 2008 Peter continued to pursue the task of bringing large scale kinetic art to the desert. The result was Tantalus which took on a much more political flavor than his previous works, and fit into the year’s theme the American Dream. The piece featured a human figure reaching for a golden apple, and teased the minds while burning some calories to keep it going.

The Tantalus project brought many new aspects of kinetic art into perspective and much was learned.

HUDZO

Creator of 3D Stroboscopic Zoetropes

Tantulus