Marvel at the 22 foot tall polystrene giant robot sculpture

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Michael Salter is something of a pack rat. Instead of letting all that clutter go to waste as some might, however, he puts it to good use — or into making robot sculptures. You may remember these adorable Styrobots from a little while ago. Well, Salter's can't perform any task beyond standing there, but let's face it, it's pretty good at standing there and being imposing. His biggest creation stands over 22 feet high and needs a wooden, skeletal armature to keep it standing, as well as moving vans to transport it. The smaller Styrobots at its feet keep people from getting too close and accidentally knocking it over.
It took Salter all winter to cut the pieces into shapes that would glue together snugly. Why does he do it? His pieces aren't sold — and are often destroyed at the end of the showing — though in packing materials and other odds and ends Salter finds an interesting comment on society's mechanical made-for-waste industry.
Michael Salter is an associate professor of digital arts at the University of Oregon. Check out the gallery below for more images of his giant, 22-foot-tall robot sculpture as well as a few of his other creations.





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