Robo-Rainbow: instruments of mass destruction
This has already been passed around a number of blogs, but thought it was worth noting on here — this one goes out to Michelle.
Robo-Rainbow is a work by Akay, as part of his instruments of mass destruction (complicated technical solution to aide in simple acts of vandalism).
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Love it. Let’s make more instruments of mass destruction.
RT @BrokenCityLab: Robo-Rainbow: instruments of mass destruction http://bit.ly/hx4XUm by Justin #bicycle #DIY #graffiti
Thanks. Justin.
I am in love.
Once the machine is running (~2:05 in the video), a symbol of blight (the blank wall) is turned into a symbol of delight (the rainbow) in less than 20 seconds. Brilliant!
Esto es lo que puedo llamar creatividad http://t.co/49RQh2XC