
Sustainable Cinema No. 1: The Image Mill
Scott Hessels, 2009, steel, plexiglass, 2m diameter, © 2009, courtesy of the artist
Scott Hessels
Scott Hessels is an innovative sculptor and filmmaker whose work challenges us to explore the relationship between technology and the natural environment. In his Sustainable Cinema series, Hessels creates five cinematic machines that combine the earliest animation technologies with clean sources of power, including wind, water and bicycle power. These kinetic sculptures are time machines that transport us back to the origins of cinema, and then forward into our collective future, where clean energy is harnessed to support emerging technologies. Each sculpture in the series is a celebration of human ingenuity and a testament to our ability to live in harmony with nature through sustainable technologies. The moving images, which include a galloping horse, fluttering butterflies, and a bird in flight, are a reminder of the natural beauty that we must strive to protect.
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Sustainable Cinema No. 2: Lenticular Bicycle
Scott Hessels, 2014, steel, plexiglass, 2 m x 1 m x 1.5 m , © 2014, courtesy of the artist

Sustainable Cinema No. 3: Praxinoscope Windmill
Scott Hessels, 2011, steel, plexiglass, 2 m high, © 2011, courtesy of the artist

Sustainable Cinema No. 4: Shadow Play
Scott Hessels, 2011, wood, fabric, steel, plexiglass, 4 m high, © 2011, courtesy of the artist

Sustainable Cinema No. 5: Dual Windmill
Scott Hessels, 2011, steel, plexiglass, 2 m high, © 2011, courtesy of the artist