Any time you’re around the Tate Modern in London, keep an eye out for a bronze statue which changes position when you’re not looking.
The statue is named “Monument to the unknown artist” and simply looks like any other bronze statue, but in reality it is a very clever robot which watches the visitors and moves relative to them.
A lot of the time of course the statue simply stands there, so it is very likely when you look at it then turn round it’ll have moved position. It especially works well if someone stands in front of the plinth where one of the cameras is located (the other is in the upper body).
If you stand in the right place and stand still for a few seconds, the statue will even try to mimic your pose. It is what the artists call allowing the public to interact with the art work.
Looking more closely at the statue, it wouldn’t look out of place on Dr. Who especially with the soul-less eyes. Who knows, maybe it’ll appear in a future episode.
This video introduces the statue from one of the creators:
If you want to know how it’s made, there’s a long video explaining the process and how things work:
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