Wall of 81 "Erectable" Penises: the Art Installation that Reacts to Viewers

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Give us 3D printers, and this is what we do with them.

Peiqi Su, a student at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, is the visionary behind the project, which is aptly titled, the Penis Wall. Using 3D printing technology, Su created a wall of 81 motion-operated, six-segment penises. The penises are attached to motors and an ultrasonic distance sensor, which causes them to rise and fall.

Their movement can be triggered by viewers, as seen in the video below. They can also be programmed to reflect the fluctuation of the stock market or even choreographed to music (because, why not?).

Su's was motivated to build the Penis Wall out of a simply curiosity about the male organ. "The penis is so different! This is my initial motivation, to study one of the oldest and probably the most attractive thing that humans interact with," she says in her artist statement.

Well, alright then.

You can watch the Penis Wall in action below.

Beautiful! from Peiqi SU on Vimeo.

Interacting With Viewer from Peiqi SU on Vimeo.