A Curious Turn
This exhibition was captured in real time using 3D scanning to produce an Interactive 3D Virtual Tour, allowing audiences to explore the space online.
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The Strand, Derby, DE1 1BS
15 September 2017 – 19 November 2017
A Curious Turn presents automata by leading makers of the last 40 years that range from the humorous to the macabre and from the playful to the satirical. Works on show take a look at key automata makers such as Rowland Emett, famous for creating the elaborate inventions of Caractacus Potts in the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968). Automata are moving mechanical sculptures that are brought magically to life by sequences of cogs, cams, and levers. They have delighted and bewitched people for c...
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