Matt Houtzeel

Kinetic sculpture of large green monster, breathing fire, attacking tall buildings in the foreground

The splinter maw

by Matt Houtzeel, ’28
Sculpture, 2025

Major: Art

I made a wooden sculpture of a monster destroying a city by means of eating people with it’s hands or breathing fire. It is able to move like a puppet using a dowel rod on the side and a gear on the inside allowing the head to move up and down like it’s chewing. The fire is an extra prop I made from clay.