Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Cat Turned Into a Helicopter - Orvillecopter

WARNING: Images may be disturbing

I heard about a cat that was converted into a helicopter on the radio this morning, and just had to find the pictures.  There's also a Youtube video

It's highly disturbing and strangely hysterical at the same time.  People have very strong reactions to the cat being turned into a helicopter - ranging from horrified to amused.  The gallery that displayed the work has been vandalized. 

ETA: Heard an interview with the creator of Orvillecopter this morning on the radio.  His name is Bart Jansen, and he's a Dutch artist who does a lot of mash-ups for this art, like mixing non-electronics with electronic appliances.  Orville was apparently killed when he was hit by a car, and Jansen mentioned that his whole family really missed him.  They still have Orville's brother, Wilbur.  Jansen thought that it was an appropriate tribute because Orville was named after Orville Wright, one of the pioneers of flying, and Orville loved to chase birds when he was alive.  His descriptions of how he converted Orville into Orvillecopter made me very squeamish.  But it was very clear that he loved his pet very much.  Personally, although I find it disturbing, I don't find it any more disturbing than hunters putting heads of their kills up on the walls or people stuffing their dead pets and having them on display at the house.  I think those people who are saying that this can lead to all kinds of atrocities like doing something similar to dead people is taking it too far. 

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