A breathtaking image by Lena Herzog opens Ian Frazier’s story this week on Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests—kinetic sculptures, resembling giant animal skeletons, that can walk on the beach, powered only by ...

People of all ages have found themselves transfixed over the last couple of years by YouTube clips of Dutch environmental artist Theo Jansen’s enormous wind-propelled kinetic sculptures. In the ...

Jansen's creations are made of pipes, harness wind energy, and move in a way that fools you into believing they're alive. Theo Jansen's Strandbeests are a strange combination of primitive robots and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. This article is more than 9 years old. The Strandbeest is an ...