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Biomechanical Mike Stand Gets a Gleaming Grip
A biomechanical arm built out of found objects and stainless steel rods served as inspiration for one of the world's weirdest microphone stands.
Artist Chris Conte created the gleaming, sci-fi-looking mike holder for Adam Gontier, lead singer of Three Days Grace. Gontier found photos of Conte's original artwork online and inquired about a custom piece of gear based on the arm.
“When he asked me over the phone if it can be done, I was like, 'Hell yeah, it can be done,'" Conte said in an e-mail interview with Wired.com.
The only problem: The band wanted a left arm and the original was a right. “I suggested we take molds and make casts from the original," said Conte, 40, who lives on New York's Long Island and worked in prosthetics before concentrating full-time on art. “I first needed to sacrifice the original arm and reverse-engineer it into a left arm. I also needed to construct it in such a way where it could be broken down into sub-assemblies that were practical for mold-making and casting."
Artist Chris Conte created the gleaming, sci-fi-looking mike holder for Adam Gontier, lead singer of Three Days Grace. Gontier found photos of Conte's original artwork online and inquired about a custom piece of gear based on the arm.
“When he asked me over the phone if it can be done, I was like, 'Hell yeah, it can be done,'" Conte said in an e-mail interview with Wired.com.
The only problem: The band wanted a left arm and the original was a right. “I suggested we take molds and make casts from the original," said Conte, 40, who lives on New York's Long Island and worked in prosthetics before concentrating full-time on art. “I first needed to sacrifice the original arm and reverse-engineer it into a left arm. I also needed to construct it in such a way where it could be broken down into sub-assemblies that were practical for mold-making and casting."
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