Andrea Petrachi a.k.a. Himatic creates his robotic sculptures from things most of people simply throw away.

his work is based on the assembly of ordinary objects, broken electronics,recycled materials and old toys.

Himatic see his work as a symbol of our out-of-control desire to buy things. At the same time, his work raise issues about the human desire to challenge nature through technology.

Andrea Petrachi was born in Lecce – italy in 1975,and began disassembling anything very soon.

He’s Actually based in Milan,where he work as a video editor for RAI TV.

(taken from http://www.andreapetrachi.com)