I've recently started building light and electrical themed sculptures with a Victorian pseudo-science edge. Most recently, I entered the build below into a show titled and themed 'Frozen in Time'. I just got it back from the gallery and thought I would share.
I built a prop time machine:
The device powers up with a push button. The device is also completely interactive and plays sounds. At start up a grandfather clock winds, while running it sounds like an air compressor and the sound of a Jacobs Ladder arcing can be heard on occasion - it also chimes every 10 minutes. A lever and dial on the front activate the lights (independently). Everything on the device is functional. No random bits just for looks.
I went for a humor approach with it as well. The sticker on the side of the device (which I named the Tempus Apparatus) warns the user to completely read and understand the manual before attempting to use the device. The manual is, of course, missing.
I also included some fictional diagrams, and a fictional back story. I promoted the device as a 'fully functional time machine'. It was only after people viewed the device and read the back story that they learnt the limitations of the device. That it only propelled people into the future in small
increments of one second.
Anyway, I've built a few similar devices on commission. Though those I am promoting as 'art lamps'.
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