MADE ON EARTH

THE WORLD OF BACKYARD TECHNOLOGY

Captain Nemo’s Dream Machine

By Goli Mohammadi fivetoncrane.org

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Gunther Kirsch

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Becca Henry

Oakland, Calif.-based artist collective Five Ton Crane is in the business of bringing fiction into reality through their incredibly detailed large-scale works. Their latest creation, a collaboration with Christopher Bently and lead artist Sean Orlando, is the land-based Nautilus Submarine art car, a nod to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Built upon a 2005 Eagle TT8 diesel AWD airport tow tractor, the piece weighs ...

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