While searching out some images of sputnik (this week marks the 50th anniversary of the satellite’s launch) I came across this image. Initially I thought it was a photo with some digital filter applied. Turns out it was a wooden bas-relief by Dutch sculptor Ron Vander Ende. Curiosity piqued, I checked out his site which, as it turns out, features some pretty nifty work. Mostly bas-refliefs made of “reclaimed timber.” Pictured above for example is Lunar Orbiter (apollo space capsule II) 2006. Also on view… a Vostok, an Apollo capsule, a Sony prototype U-Matic video recorder, an Akai-VT100 reel recorder, and a whole series of checkout counters, to name a few. See below for another example with a bit more context.
Amazing. Thanks. The sputnik image is now on my desktop.