Hans Theys

Hans Theys is a twentieth-century philosopher and art historian. He has written and designed dozens of books on the works of contemporary artists and published hundreds of essays, interviews and reviews in books, catalogues and magazines. All his publications are based on actual collaborations and conversations with artists.

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Panamarenko

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(c)image: M HKA, Christine Clinckx

Grote Quadru Flip-Flop [Big Quadru Flip-Flop], 1998

Panamarenko

Object , 60 x 168 x 300 cm

Metal, epoxy

Panamarenko harks back in this work to his pedal-powered flying machines with insect wings from the early 1970s. The four-winged aircraft is powered by a pilot who tensions a spring by pedalling. When the spring causes the wings to flap
open, they continue to vibrate afterwards at high speed. Panamarenko drew his preliminary design for Big Quadru Flip-Flop in 1990, but it was not finally constructed until 1998.

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