Chris Hackett Hackett is a teacher (Adjunct Professor at New York University), artist, (founder and Director of the Madagascar Institute) and occasional television presenter. Hackett likes his coffee strong, his physics Newtonian, and is a firm believer in "Build it, then measure it.". He has not been arrested in over a year. More about Hackett You know that person you grew up with — the kid who's just better than everyone else in every way? The one that tells the best jokes, has the best hair, and is smarter than all the other kids and teachers? That's me. I'm Hackett. Saying I'm an artist sounds too pretentious, so just think of me as a creator — you know, like God. I think that good art should make you bleed — literally. If you're not hemorrhaging, you're not sculpting hard enough. This philosophy won me the respect of my peers and cost me a chunk of eyebrow. In New York, I helped found the Madagascar Institute — which is the less descriptive way of saying "I got a bunch of pyros and robot nerds together, and we make huge, mind-blowing installations." If you get freaked out by oil paintings whose eyes follow seem to follow you, wait till you see a piece of art that shoots flames at you. But, if you think that absolutely everything would be better with a jet engine strapped to it, you should think about joining us. All of my projects are made from what simple-minded people would call trash, but I call obtanium. Given the right amount of disregard for warning labels and your own safety — absolutely anything can be made into a functional piece of art. After the apocalypse, all that's going to be left is the cockroaches and me. In the meantime, I'm doing the next best thing. I'm going to remote areas that are free of traffic jams, Justin Bieber music, and all other human beings. With a few spare parts and my vast genius, I can make everything I'll ever need — and I have a lot of needs. I don't know about you, but I don't think that life is worth living without handmade hot tubs, land yachts, and fast food. So, with makeshift blowtorches, hacksaws and bandages, I'm going to tame nature. No, that's not right. I'm going to make nature way less tame — and get a hot tub out of it. |
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