Kinetica: Creatures Great and Small
On Thursday Alex and I went to the Rove Gallery on Hoxton Square to see the Kinetica Museum‘s Creatures Great and Small show, part of the Concrete and Glass festival.
There are pieces from 10 artists, “experimenting with evolution, hybridisation and the infiltration of technology”. One of my favourites was Reuben Margolin‘s Pentagonal Wave, a kinetic sculpture with 288 strings:
The show is open until 17th October, but closed Sunday 5th & Sunday 12th.
Later on we went to see Pixelh8 playing at Catch - great stuff!
Comments
Dave on 22 October 2008
Here’s a video of some of the other pieces in the show - including Tim Lewis’ Pony: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9eoG3JY_vSs
Thorsten on 04 December 2008
Hi, you have recently posted an entry on work from Reuben Margolin. His
largest piece has just been opened in Switzerland.
The “Magic Wave” by Ruben Margolin and the Swiss Science Center Technorama
is certainly one of the most complex and most beautiful pieces of kinetic
art.
A grid of 450 aluminium rods suspended on 256 wires is controlled by 3000
cleverly arranged pulleys and sliding bars to form an infinite number of
dynamic wave patterns. From simple waves to an agitated ocean surface, the
Magic Wave displayes all kinds of waves by using mechanics, not a cluster
of computer controlled servo motors. The Magic Wave is the largest wave
sculpture by Reuben Margolin. The video footage is from the opening
ceremony at the science center:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR1gYjSPa98&fmt=18
There is also an interview with Reuben Margolin available:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMQytE7aED4&fmt=18
And a video showing the Wave under “normal” conditions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFYU2L-a6oM&fmt=18
Best regards,
Thorsten