Murata is known for his colorful digital art pieces that reconfigure animation as we know it. He uses hand-drawn animation along with computer-generated images to expose the flaws within video technology, but he's really outdone himself with Melter 3-D.
Like zoetropes, the installation gives the illusion of motion from something static — the main difference is that Melter is actually a 3-D object that spins. With the help of strobe lights, the ball looks like its continuously melting in on itself. According to The Creators Project, Murata spent months figuring out the details and with the help of a fabricator and mechanical engineers who usually work on Hollywood CGI flicks, the strange sculpture was made a reality.