The Mechanical Head captures the condition of the German man following WWI, a dummy head fashioned with a crocodile wallet, ruler, pocket watch mechanism and case, bronze segment of old camera, typewriter cylinder, segment of measuring tape, collapsible cup, the number "22," nails and bolt. Dissatisfaction with the state of his country Dada movement artist Raoul Hausmann through creative expression expressed what he believes is the character of the people of his time. The war had taken the spirit out of the German people, From Hausmann perspective, the fragmentation of art was a measure of the fragmentation of life. The dead of eyes, the emotionless expression moreover confronts issue of the human mind. In summary I love this piece The Mechanical
