{"id":8250,"title":"Bing of the Ferro Lusto (model)","dimensions":"160 x 130 cm","date_begin":"2002-01-01","material":"original model in epoxy, resin, electric motor, presented on a metal base","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":72,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":3,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":24,"permalink":"bing-of-the-ferro-lusto-model--2","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Object","nl":"Object","fr":"Objet"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/020/120/large/Deweer5.jpg?1387535704","poster_credits":"(c)image: Courtesy Deweer Art Gallery, Otegem","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter the\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGeneral Spinaxis\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;of 1968, Panamarenko\u0026#39;s interest in flying saucers and their propulsion systems progressively increases.\u0026nbsp; The following years saw not only the construction of new spacecraft, he would also research into the various possibilities of using existing magnetic fields as cosmic highways by which his flying saucers might traverse the solar system.\u0026nbsp; For this space project - that ever since the 1970s he\u0026#39;d been expanding and improving upon - he hit on the umbrella title of\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eJourney to the Stars\u003c/em\u003e.\u0026nbsp; Influenced by UFO-logy and a range of Sci-Fi films, he succeedingly designed the spacecrafts\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eWorp I\u003c/em\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAdamski Schotel\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFlying Cigar called Flying Tiger\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1997 his fascination for the cosmos resulted in the final project\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFerro Lusto\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;that he describes as\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ea spaceship of 800 meters in length and fit for a crew of 4000\u003c/em\u003e.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanamarenko sees the Ferro Lusto as the mother ship that would carry various smaller craft, that he calls Bings.\u0026nbsp; His flying saucer Bing of the Ferro Lusto can also be seen as a component of a much larger whole, which can navigate between the planets and from the mother spaceship.\u0026nbsp; From a 1990 drawing, it appears that the motor employed by Panamarenko to drive these craft\u0026nbsp; was originally christened the\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eQuadrac Motor\u003c/em\u003e.\u0026nbsp; This motor consists of two pairs of cylinders arranged parallel in a metal block.\u0026nbsp; The word \u0026#39;quadrac\u0026#39; indicated that the motor disposes of four pistons, in turn producing an upwards and sidewards motion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the name\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFerro Lusto\u003c/em\u003e, Panamarenko was once again inspired by the 1947 Orson Welles film\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Lady from Shanghai\u003c/em\u003e.\u0026nbsp; As he says:\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAt a certain point you hear a commercial on the radio: \u0026#39;Brillo Lusto, this is your hair, this is your man!\u0026#39;\u0026nbsp; And I thought to myself: That doesn\u0026#39;t sound bad, but I\u0026#39;ll make it \u0026#39;Ferro\u0026#39; Lusto.\u0026nbsp; Because \u0026#39;ferro\u0026#39; means iron, and Ferro Lusto sounds like a good name for a flying\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003esaucer.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(source: Hans Willemse and Paul Morrens, in:\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026#39;Copyright Panamarenko\u0026#39;\u003c/em\u003e, 2005)\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eNa de\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGeneral Spinaxis\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;van 1968 neemt Panamarenko\u0026#39;s interesse voor vliegende schotels en hun aandrijfmechanisme gaandeweg toe. In de jaren die volgen bouwt hij niet alleen nieuwe ruimtetuigen, hij onderzoekt ook de verschillende mogelijkheden om de bestaande magnetische velden in de ruimte aan te wenden als kosmische autostrades waarop zijn vliegende schotels tussen de planeten kunnen zweven. Voor dit ruimteproject, dat hij vanaf de jaren zeventig blijft uitbreiden en verbeteren, bedenkt hij de omvattende titel\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eReis naar de Sterren\u003c/em\u003e. Onder invloed van de ufologie en tal van sciencefictionfilms ontwerpt hij achtereenvolgens de ruimtetuigen\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eWorp I\u003c/em\u003e,\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAdamski Schotel\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;en\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFlying Cigar called Flying Tiger\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1997 resulteert zijn fascinatie voor de kosmos in het ultieme project\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFerro Lusto\u003c/em\u003e, dat hij omschrijft als\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eeen ruimteschip van achthonderd meter lang en geschikt voor vierduizend man\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanamarenko omschrijft de Ferro Lusto als het moederschip dat verschillende transportmiddelen, die hij de \u0026#39;Bings\u0026#39; noemt, aan boord heeft. Zijn vliegende schotel\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eBing of the Ferro Lusto\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;moet dan ook gezien worden als een deel van een veel groter geheel, dat zich tussen de planeten en het ruimteschip moet kunnen verplaatsen. Uit een tekening van 1990 blijkt dat de motor die Panamarenko voor het transportmiddel gebruikt, aanvankelijk de\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eQuadrac Motor\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;genoemd wordt. De motor bestaat uit twee paar cilinders die parallel in een metalen blok ingebracht worden. Het woord \u0026#39;quadrac\u0026#39; verraadt dat de motor over vier zuigers beschikt, die beurtelings een opwaartse en een zijwaartse beweging maken.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoor de naam\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFerro Lusto\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;laat Panamarenko zich dan weer inspireren door de film\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThe Lady from Shanghai\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;van Orson Welles uit 1947.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOp een bepaald moment hoor je op de radio een reclameboodschap: \u0026#39;Brillo Lusto, this is your hair, this is your man!\u0026#39; En toen dacht ik: dat klinkt niet slecht, maar ik maak er \u0026#39;Ferro\u0026#39; Lusto van. Want ferro is ijzer en Ferro Lusto klinkt heel goed voor een vliegende schotel.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(bron: Hans Willemse en Paul Morrens, in:\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003e\u0026#39;Copyright Panamarenko\u0026#39;\u003c/em\u003e, 2005)\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":57,"name":" Panamarenko","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}