This contraption is a life-support for a dying animal built with wood rescued from the rubbish-bin. A windshield-wiper motor cranks a cam that pumps a bellows that allows this little piece of fur to breathe away within its warmly lit shack. You can watch a video (choose 9mb or 3mb) or look at a few photographs.
In the second iteration of this project, our fake dying animal attempts to save the life of a real but dead animal. You can watch the redux in 9mb or 3mb sizes.
This piece was exhibited at Pixilerations, Providence, Rhode Island, 2006, and Translations: Misguided Machines and Cultural Loops, at Duo Multicultural Art Center, New York, 2006.