Diemut Strebe is a Boston-based artist who explores the intersection of art, science and technology to create thought-provoking installations, including a clone of Vincent Van Gogh’s ear and making a 16.78-carat yellow diamond essentially disappear by covering it with carbon nanotubes. In 2020, she produced something equally as impressive called The Prayer, which is a talking-mouth installation that is capable of creating and voicing prayers on its own. This one somehow slipped past us back then, but thankfully, MIT CSAIL blasted it out on Twitter this week and put it on our radar.
While the design is certainly stunning and has a surreal, post-modern feel to it, one can’t help but see not just an art installation but also a sex toy when confronted with the work in action.
