PLAF — Autonomous Mechanisms by Eltono And Momo

I just came across the simple, tide-powered kinetic sculptures created by Eltono and Momo, two NYC artists and found them really inspiring.

Their work is being fatured at the Anonymous Gallery (locaed on Broome St in NYC — I once lived on Broome st.) where they have the following statement:

Plaf is a word for splash in both Spanish and French and relates to the on-going project that features kinetic sculptures that have been placed and fastened in several locations in the New York Waterways. Constructed from used materials, the work will be left to the elements as a way to explore the force and power of water that goes unused and unnoticed in New York City. Using the rivers water, wind, tides, and currents, the sculptures will shift and decay, leaving the work just as it is without comment on form or representation.

Here is a video of their most recent project.  Other can be found on their webpage.

PLAF – Hallet’s Cove from MOMO on Vimeo.