Sybian wired remote control. Flexible moulded attachments are supplied which fit over the vibrating ridge and shaft which mostly have integrated dildos on their top. In use, the rider locates the dildo into their body cavity for internal stimulation while pressing their external erogenous parts on the vibrating ridge. According to its inventor Dave Lampert, the Sybian was first conceived in the 1970s, and developed in 1983. A prototype was built in 1985 from sheet metal mounted on a wooden frame with a vibrator projecting through an opening inside the housing; a second prototype became the basis for current production models.
Type A (artist collective) Cantz published a monograph featuring this collaboration with the IMA in September 2009. From 2009 to 2011 Type A embarked on two projects exploring fear, safety and authority: "Barrier" (2009) and "Trigger" (2011). "Barrier" is a large scale concrete sculpture installation recreating Jersey highway barriers and "Trigger" explores America’s obsession with guns. For "Trigger," Type A created a series of photographs which are printed and sold as shooting targets by Law Enforcement Targets Inc. With this project they practice what they call "Interpropriation" or “the act of interjecting themselves and actively participating in cultures outside the art world.” In 2012