UK artist and “victorian futurist’ Doktor A will introduce America to the whimsical mechanical oddities of ‘The Barnabus and Wrench Traveling Robotic Freak Circus’ for his Freaky Mechanique solo opening on Saturday November 14th, 2009 (7PM) @ LIFT in Detroit. For his largest solo exhibition so far, Dok will present original paintings, drawings, and 3D works. Here’s an exclusive look at a curious and unfortunate pair of Circus performers – The Whipple Brothers, twin brothers whose lust for the latest in artificial cerebral apparatus resulted in a sticky ‘conjoined’ situation.
With each piece, Doktor A reveals the underlying story of Retropolis and its inhabitants. Enjoy his tale of the Whipple Brothers, Siamese Twins joined at the Brain.
When Ronson Travithick first introduced his revolutionary NanoClockwork brains they were all the rage. It was the height of fashion to be seen sporting one of these mechanical marvels in your newly remodeled cranium. Their extraordinary high price tag did, however put them out of the reach of many of Retropoli’s denizens. Twin brothers Arthur and Simeon Whipple hit upon the idea of pooling their money and purchasing one between them. Unable to come up with an agreeable rota of usage for their new acquisition they instead took the unusual decision to fuse their two bodies together and share the brain simultaneously. As soon as they turned it on they realised the folly of their ways. But alas they had not the funds to undo their mistake. Once the upgraded and refined version of the brains were released the following year the resulting drop in resale value of their own shiny think-stuffs made it impossible to ever gain the funds to separate. So they turned their mishap to their advantage and joined the Freakshow circus.
Keen toy collectors will recognize the Whipple Brothers as LMAC Zombie figures customized with rubber, lead, polymer clay, paper, ABS, Brass, Silver and various Found objects. We’re looking forward to the unveiling the Freakshow Circus’s entire cast of performers. Go inside the bigtop on 11.14 @ LIFT.
LIFT
228 W 4th St
Royal Oak, MI 48067
248.545.5245
