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Machines That Move Are Works of Art

Some people look at a painting and see art; Martin Engster looks at a machine that moves and sees the same thing. Raised near Stuttgart, he shares where his lifelong fascination with machines comes from.

Machines That Move Are Works of Art

Some people look at a painting and see art. I can look at a machine that moves and see the same thing.

I was born and raised about 50 minutes outside Stuttgart, where Porsche is manufactured. My godfather is a big car guy, and cars have always been part of my life. Porsche was close by, and I grew up seeing these beautiful machines. That passion stuck with me.

But it's not only Porsche. I love what I call "rides." That could be a motorcycle, a boat, a car, a train, or almost any machine that moves. To me, those machines are works of art. I can appreciate the design, the movement, and what it took to make all of those pieces work together.

Maybe that's also part of why I enjoy the work I do. I spend my days around machines, and then outside of work I'm still drawn to them. Some people enjoy looking at Picasso or Michelangelo. I enjoy the automobile version of that.

Machines that move have always fascinated me, and I don't think that's going away anytime soon.

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