Comments on: Along Came a Spider!

By: Eve

Eve — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:06:51 +0000

I too am in Liverpool and went to see La Princess, it’s a beautiful piece of engineering, but as with all things Capital of Culture ’08 was over hyped I think.
I was slightly disappointed it was driven at 2 miles an hour by a fork lift…
I was hoping for more stomping spider action with death and screaming!

It did look amazing though, an immense sculptural achievement – so congratulations to Artichoke.
More photos can be found on my flickr

By: Keri

Keri — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:53:17 +0000

I was there on Friday and Sunday to see this creature “come to life” and it was truly amazing! The movement was so arachnid- like and spot on. I could never begin to understand how it was created or the technicalities but it was beautiful to see it moving amidst water cannon, snow and fire explosions. Street theatre at its finest!! I feel truly proud to live near Liverpool! (keep up the good work: coilhouse is one of my favourite places on the net!)

By: Event Marketing With Spiders

Event Marketing With Spiders — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:31:30 +0000

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By: Paul Komoda

Paul Komoda — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:05:51 +0000

” Sweet mystery of life, at last I’ve found yoooouuuu!”

In the cricket-ridden late August nights, these rust brown, fiddler crab sized arachnids would spin fishing line taught webs from tree to tree in the backyard of my parent’s house. It behooved one to venture out with a flashlight, lest an unsuspecting soul waltzed face first into one of those expansive, unseen death traps.
I suppose I’m just in that “mood”.

Seriously, that is one truly extraordinary critter contraption. Artichoke & La Machine have floored me once again.
She’s like something out of a Shirow Masamune illustration, particularly with the urban setting.

By: Jerem Morrow

Jerem Morrow — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:00:16 +0000

Countless Anime becomes reality.

By: Ed Autumn

Ed Autumn — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:07:51 +0000

She is so beautiful! Sometimes I really do wish something this amazing happened in the US, or even if I could go off to these places were the magic happens ;)

More wonders from A & LM; things like this are so wonderful to see.

By: { ? }

{ ? } — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:26:54 +0000

youtube provides the goods once again! you can get a glimpse of the spider in action

By: Secretia

Secretia — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:22:02 +0000

Unfortunately I’m too far south to watch this baby: a great shame as I’m an avid arachnophile (and, indeed, a former entomologist).

However, I ~did~ see the Sultan’s elephant and it was the most spectacular sight I’d ever seen walking through the street of London. The engineering let alone the stunning puppetry was superb.

Oh and thank you for my copy of Coilhouse – it’s as wonderful as I’d hoped. Please keep them coming!

Secxx

By: Laura Gardner

Laura Gardner — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:09:22 +0000

I’ve already had nightmares abouty this bloody thing, i hate spiders.
I live in the UK and from an Art point of view it’s amazing, but i don’t plan to go and see it. The pictures are quiet enough.
I got my Coilhouse too and it’s amazing, i love the sheer volume of photographic content. When is the next issue out? :P
x

By: Mer

Mer — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:54:35 +0000

Aww, thanks, Lavona! So glad you’re enjoying all of it. And guess what? The next issue will be on its way before you know it! Hooray!