There is a surprising exotic bloom on the lawn of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, CT, a place once frequented by the Lyme Art Colony and known today as America’s center of Impressionism. Dubbed the Anticipator by its sculptor, Matthew Geller, it combines bionic metal limbs with a Star Magnolia tree planted in the 1920s by “Miss Florence.”
A new biomechanical hybrid that is part plant and part machine, Anticipator rests in place on the lawn overlooking the Lieutenant River, a favorite motif of the Art Colony painters. Described by its creator as playful and unexpected, it introduces the elements of mist and light, providing a screen through which visitors see the river as their surroundings are subtly changed.
Eventually nature will transform Geller’s sculpture, weathering it to a rich orangey brown color as the steel oxidizes into a delightful futuristic fusion of nature and human creation.
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Anticipator photo by Mary O’Connor © 2013
Fascinating! It looks very Star Trek to me.
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To me, it was more of a feeling of a world the Hobbits would like!
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Have you heard of Steampunk? It’s a sci-fi style/culture phenomenon. Check it out.
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Guess that’s a new one on me! Need to check it out!
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Definitely extra terrestrial :). Interesting blog BTW.
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Thanks. Guess I need to learn more about the extra terrestrial world! 😉
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