Musical automaton with organ movement
Musical automaton with organ movement
Switzerland
2005
Wood, metal, plaster; mechanical work, carpentry, wood carving, painting
204 x 103 x 64 cm, weight 50 kg
The automaton is designed as a three-tiered structure mounted on a tall plinth with protruding semicircular supports. The plinth is painted to look like pinkish-red marble.
When the automaton is activated, pipe organ music plays: a platform with dancers rotates, the musicians move their hands, the trumpeters raise their trumpets, and the master of ceremonies raises and lowers his right hand.
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