These machines are daydreams condensed into physical form, computer programs manifesting in three-dimensional space. – Arthur Ganson

Creating work that blurs the line between art and science, Arthur Ganson has referred to himself as a cross between a mechanical engineer and a choreographer. His medium is a feeling or an idea encoded into the physical world through subtle movements and gestures.

Ganson's sources of inspiration come from the world he perceives around him – from the delicate fluttering of paper to the sheer scale of the universe. With a signature mix of mechanical genius and whimsical personality, his work is in a way a unique take on MIT's "mind and hand" ethos.

From his initial artist's residency at MIT in 1995, where he mentored engineering students in designing "artistic machines," to the current exhibition, Ganson builds from his own observations while inviting others to use their imaginations and draw their own conclusions about the meaning behind each machine.

As Ganson himself says, "everything you feel about them is true – for you."