This summer, Circus of Curiosities brings a cast of mechanical marvels to the American Museum & Gardens, celebrating the joy, ingenuity and quiet wonder of interactive art. Words by Dara Foley. There’s something simple and enchanting about objects that are operated by hand. Not the slick, incomprehensible science of modern machines, but the gentle whirr of gears, pulleys, a satisfying turn of a handle, and the magical moment of joy as a figure s…
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