Archive of a wander through the Museum of Automata

An archive of a Wander through the Museum of Automata, Lyon, before its closure in 2022.

Among the ticking gears and rehearsed gestures, a choreography of mechanisms unfolds — echoes of human rhythm, routine, and repetition.

Each automaton moves with precision, yet without pulse. Their silent labor mirrors our own patterns, written like a musical score of society.

A dance of cold bodies, turning endlessly, until the movement stops.

Recorded by Florent Picollet.

IMAGE: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons