Juliette Tang continues her indepth look at local ecosexuals
Martin Cooper, an overachieving SFSU graduate with a background in art and engineering, created a provocative device earlier this year for his senior art project called “The Mean Green Fucking Machine”. He received an A in the class.
A fucking machine in the tradition of those at Kink.com, the Mean Green Fucking Machine is over 9-feet in height and is powered by a water wheel. An interesting aspect of this machine that cannot be ignored is the water requirement, but while this might be perceived as a limitation, Cooper (as well as I) believe this specificity might attract a while new clientele: the kind of person who is drawn to the aquatic element and its relation to the pleasures of torture. Underwater sex has its fans, and some might find use for this machine as a way to fulfill latent waterboarding fantasies. Just a thought.
Cooper is careful to admit that the machine isn’t wholly green — it wastes the water it’s powered by — but he states that improvements will be made on subsequent creations. According to his artist statement, “…sporting an 8 inch realistic dildo, and spraying water eight feet in every direction, it is a spectacle that cannot be ignored. It cannot help but spark the imagination of its viewer, confronting them with their own views on sexuality, whether they are titillated or repulsed by what they see.” Having seen this behemoth in person, I attest that these photos do the machine no justice. Cooper’s machine conjures images of medieval dungeons, kitschy steampunk gizmos, and the handiwork of my favorite Marvel Comics’ character, the Tinkerer. It’s looms but, perhaps because it’s rendered from bicycle parts, it isn’t intimidating. To me, this is a good thing; if any fucking machine could be cute, this would be it.
Sadly, Cooper’s toy is a virgin at present, but its creator is receptive to the idea of deflowerment. Are there any takers out there? Will someone, anyone, please sxually compromise this toy?
Check out a video of the Green Machine in action here.