This sculpture, called Fata Morgana and shown at Coachella 2008, epitomizes the latest in retro-industrial design, capturing a bygone era of hope and prosperity following WWII and ushering in the Cold War and foreshadowing nuclear proliferation. That it was made now, in 2008, it works less as homage and more as satire of another technological dead end, like ships, railroads, cars, and planes, because in the end, it says, we can never escape ourselves.It could mean all that, or, it could just be a cool hunk of a metal that spins around in the day time and lights up at night, shooting a beam of light into the blue-black sky. You decide. Regardless, I love it. Check that: I am in love with Fata Morgana, the coolest sculpture of Coachella 2008. It is totally Spaceship! one of the fashion themes of 2008. Promise!
