Useless Machine (Arrhythmic Carousel) 1953

Bruno Munari's Useless Machine, which has no date, is made from wood, metal, and wire and embraces the beauty of doing nothing. This piece reminds me that art doesn’t always need to ‘do’ something; it can just ‘be,’ you know? Look at the shadows cast by those geometric shapes. How they dance and shift with the slightest movement. It’s like Munari is playing with light and space, transforming this sculpture into a living, breathing thing. I love how the metal catches the light, almost as if it’s trying to communicate something, and the subtle play of the light and the shadows. Munari’s work speaks to a lineage of artists who found freedom in abstraction. It’s a reminder that art doesn’t always have to make sense. Sometimes, it just needs to be felt. So, let’s embrace the uselessness, the absurdity, and the sheer joy of art for art’s sake, shall we?