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 ivers of fire. Gnashing metal claws. Burning buildings. Army surplus rocket engines and abstract mechanical dinosaurs. Lumbering steel insects armed with flamethrowers and rotating cow skulls.
A capacity crowd of 5,000 Texans packed Longhorn Speedway to witness the spectacle -- a chaotic evening of well-managed explosions, choreographed pyromania and all-purpose destruction -- courtesy of Survival Research Laboratories (SRL). This past weekend, SRL, a San-Francisco based industrial arts group, brought its own brand of high-impact social commentary to Austin. In its first Texas performance -- aptly titled "The Unexpected Destruction of Elaborately Engineered Artifacts"-- the group demonstrated the darker side of technology through an trademark "machine show" at a rural motor sports arena. |
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Who are SRL and why did they come to Texas? |
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The Austin Compound: The Texans and machines involved plus preparation for the show |
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An overview of the big event including audience reviews and the aftermath |
