A cockroach controls a mobile robot. Yes, indeed, a hybrid. The two are not linked directly, but mediated by a ping pong ball. Basically, a cockroach with masking tape on its back is placed on the ping pong ball, and the robot moves in the same direction that the ball rolls. As you know, cockroaches tend to move towards the dark. Thus, an LED light is placed in front of the cockroach, and controls its movements by switching on whenever it tries to move to a darker spot.

That's all good, but the interpretation of "hybrid" seems a little too straightforward here, almost archaic. It's very simple and easy to understand. It's funny because without the "hybrid" thing, I kept thinking about how melancholic the roach looked and tried to imagine the situation from its perspective. By the way, the roach was a Madagascar. 5 Euros. You can buy them in Japan for 700 yen a pop. I don't have a problem with roaches, and I thought this one looked really cool with its huge armor.

The artist Garnet Hertz specializes in this sort of art. Frogs, worms, etc ... Those who are interested should check out his website. The first page is totally covered in text, I got a headache from just looking at it ... Garnet Hertz's Site http://www.conceptlab.com/

Enjoy this art work.