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The ElectriClerk

Sometimes you have no use for something, but lust for it. Especially if the object isn't real. When I was younger, I longed to see a real copy of The Necronomicon. After seeing "5 Million Years to Earth," I was devastated to find out that science hadn't really invented a machine that could record your dreams.

The ElectriClerk, a prop built by artist Andrew Leman, is a lovely example of making something unreal real. If you loved the look of Terry Gilliam's movie Brazil, you will love this utterly absurd information device. Part typewriter, part computer, it's a ridiculous chimera of opposing technologies, and all the more beautiful for it.

http://www.ahleman.com/ElectriClerk.html

Posted by Kadrey at January 12, 2003 02:30 PM

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