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Sylvain Gautier

Sculpteur / Ébéniste

Natsilane

The mechanical orca

This kinetic sculpture is named after a legend from the Tlingit, an Alaskan tribe. This story is about the first orca that came to life and its relationship with humans.

Click here to read the legend.


Making of a mechanical orca.

This video shows the making of a mechanical moving orca in wood (also called automaton).

It takes around 50 hours for me to finish one. Watch more of my videos on my Youtube channel.


Natsilane #01

– SOLD –
Lives in Phoenix, USA.

Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, brass, steel.
31 x 16 x 21 cm / 2020


Natsilane #02

AVAILABLE

Basswood, walnut wood, acacia wood, steel.
31 x 17 x 15 cm / 2024