Christopher Locke, Ludustatarium temperosony- Commonly referred to as ("Playstation controller" or "Dual Shock")", 2010, Concrete.
Christopher Locke,"Ambulephebus sonysymphonia" 2009, Concrete, 5" x 3.25" x 1.75"
Christopher Locke,"Dominaludus sexagentaquad", 2009, Concrete
"These are modern fossils. They are made from actual archaic technology that was once cutting-edge. Most of these examples were discovered in the United States, although the various species are represented all over the world. It is sad, but most of these units lived very short lives. Most people attribute the shortened lifespan to aggressive predators or accelerated evolution, but this is not necessarily true. It has been shown recently that the true demise of most of these specimens came from runaway consumerism and wastefulness at the high end of the food chain." (Christopher Locke)
Christopher Locke 9b. Fairfax, VA; lives in Austin, TX) studied filmmaking at the Rochester Institute of Technology and sculpture at George Washington University. He runs heartlessmachine.com from his garage on the weekends.
"Modern Fossils" are on display at the San Jose' International Airport as part of the "Small Wonders" exhibition (click here for more info).
All images courtesy of the artist
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