This September, three renowned automata makers and a celebrated stop-motion filmmaker will come together at Cabaret Mechanical Theatre in Hastings to create a large-scale, mobile mechanical artwork inspired by the town’s coastal landscape, fishing heritage, and playful mythologies. Built from locally-sourced reclaimed materials, the piece will be designed to travel along the seafront and engage the public through movement, storytelling and humour.
These four artists met in Hastings at AutomataFest 2025 and hatched a plan to join together and build a fantastical machine.
Join Tom Haney, Fi Henshall, Joseph Wallace & Carlos Zapata in Hastings on the 19th September for the unveiling of the piece. Each artist will make a presentation about their work followed by a behind the scenes look at the project.
2-6pm, 19 September 2026, The Printworks, Hastings, UK
