Description: In 2007 The Mechabolic was built at Burning Man bacchanalia in a Nevada desert. Learn more.
Cyborg Speculations in Machine Metabolism or a trash-to-fuel land speed racer slug A large-scale installation exploring the bio-imitative nature of our synthetic "metabolic machines", and their related hydrocarbon based fuels/foods
Principals: Jim Mason, Dann Davis, Chicken John Main Collaborators and Sub-Project Leaders : Dov Jelen, Kiko Almund, Jess Hobbs, Brandi Hugo Peef Sadow, Darrel Licks, Peter Durand, Michael Christian, Bear Kaufmann Project Management: Babalou, Rachel
NOTE: The original Mechabolic site for reasons I don't understand was abandoned ( the site's domain registration was not renewed), bought, reused and then once again allowed to return to the open market where anyone could buy the domain again. As soon as it was available I snatched it up and started to rebuild as much of the original content as possible from its 2007 archived pages. This project should never be forgotten. It was ambitious, fantastic, enlightened; created by brilliant minds that were way out