

Christiaan Zwanniken
'Fly by wire [bat trip]'

Fly by wire is a recent example of the work with which Zwanikken has been
occupied for quite some years now.
He does not imitate nature as the scientists do, rather he approximates, studies
and unravels it, commenting on it using machines that display familiar human
or animal behaviour.
They don't "work" but "behave".
Their behaviour induced by the artful tinkerer's hand, betrayes both fascination
and familiarity with animals.
The fact that the maker deliberately lets the controls slip from his hands
on occasions only helps to make the work more lifelike.
