The computer has eaten the typewriter’s lunch.  Typewriters are now collectors items…or worse, useless artifacts of a time gone by, relegated to the slag heap, the junk pile, or some dusty attic.  But one artist has the made the creative decision to give an assortment of old typewriters a new life.  Artist Jeremy Mayer is obsessed – obsessed with disassembling typewriters and then reassembling them into full-scale, anatomically correct human figures, body parts and other creatures.

The accompanying photos bear witness to his talent, metal working skills and attention to detail.  No soldering, welding, or glues are used in creating his sculptures – the process is entirely cold assembly.  No parts are used in his creations that didn’t come from a typewriter – and yes,  perhaps a few highly-functional typewriters were sacrificed in these artistic endeavors.

But it’s obvious that these mechanical relics have answered a higher calling that will now allow them to live on as a testament to progress, cannibalistic technological advancement and simpler times.

photos copyright jeremy mayer

via: dvice