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Martin Smith

Huddersfield
Martin Smith Artist who makes things that are usually kinetic but not always moving and a company, Laikingland, that produces beautiful mechanical objects.

Martin's research and work are concerned with people's perception and interpretation of space. He undertakes quite large architectural commissions that interact with their given space and the viewer through movement.  Alongside this work his practice is also concerned with making kinetic architectural maquettes that slowly investigate themes of repetition, precision and rules. These utopian objects and spaces that are seemingly impossible to implement are what currently drive his work forward.

Martin is also the Co-Founder and Art Director of the design label, Laikingland. The work he creates through this company plays with the themes of humour, nonsense and futility.

 

Wishing You Well

Variable Speed Applause Machine

Kinetic Arboretum

Zoar Trees

Mesmerise Machine

Bird Wave

The Spinning Heart Machine

The Cache Machine

A.W.E. (Automatic Winding Engine)

Rainbow

Heart Machine

Birdsong with a Found Feather

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