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Junk

Berlin artist Kolja Kugler and his animatronic puppet Sir Elton Junk.

One man’s junk is another man’s robot

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Some people are a bit more creative than the rest of us when it comes to seeing possibilities in junk. Berlin artist Kolja Kugler saw a traveling companion and performer. So far, he and his mechanical pal have traveled through Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Australia together.

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