Kinetic Sculpture Race

The challenges of building a human-powered amphibious sculpture include working with nary a blueprint in sight, avoiding flying sparks from your professor’s power tools, returning to the theatre department’s dumpster again and again seeking out items to upcycle into an ever-changing design, and—oh yeah—not sinking in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor when all is said and done. By Randianne Leyshon ’09 Race day photos by Poulomi Banerjee ’16, all other images by Marlayna Demond ’11, unless otherwise noted. A dismembered hammerhead shark takes up most of the office space. Professor Steven McAlpine proudly holds up the dorsal fin and other grey body… Continue Reading Fish out of Water