Talk about computer viruses! Sculptor Forrest McCluer took salvaged 30 old PCs from the landfill and turned them into sculptures of viruses (the biological kind). This one above is inspired by the T4 Bacteriophage:
The “T9 Track Virus” is another version of the T4 Bacteriophage. It consists of PC power supply cables, CD-ROMs, sections of 9-track magnetic tapes, and parts of floppy drives. When the piece is on display, McCluer scatters a pile of unraveled 9-track tapes under it to represent the bacteria cells destroyed by the T9 Bacteriophage Virus.
Link | More at Forrest McCluer's Website
Also at the Neatorama Shop: T4 Bacteriophage Plush Toy by Giant Microbes
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This is a meshing of two different forms of geeks. Computer and Science
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Nice. Viruses are interesting things, and the picture above is of an especially fascinating virus in its form, if nothing else.
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