Unexpected Biomimicry: Natural Car Alarm
Nina Katchadourian’s art piece, Natural Car Alarms, is a serendipitous reminder of the ways in which technology and nature often relate. One day, while hiking in a jungle, the artist heard what she thought to be a car alarm, but was in actuality a bird. Surprised by the connection, she decided to hack a set of real car alarms to play back their siren in song. These cars were parked around Long Island City, New York, chirping and crying into the city on timed intervals.
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| TOPICS: | Arts & Culture, Automotive, Electronics & Gadgets, Environmental / Green, Travel |
| TAGS: | art, long island city, Natural Car Alarms, new york, Nina Katchadourian |
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Nate Graham is a regular contributor to PSFK. He is a trends strategist and creative at PSFK with previous experience at Red Bucket Films and the Graffiti Research Lab. His interests include storytelling, social justice, kitsch, americana, and tackling life one donut at a time.
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