- Kinetic, Sculptures, Sound art
Sonic flowers
Umelka Gallery, ‘Design without borders II’, Bratislava, Slovakia. 12 July – 11 August 2024.
Kiscell Museum, ‘Design without borders’, Budapest, Hungary. 10 May – 23 June 2024.
Birch plywood, wood, steel bells, steel wire, mechanical components, motors, electronics.
Dimensions: 50 x 50 x 120 cm.
Photos by George Koutsouris and Tamas Juhasz.
Description
Eight bell-shaped hemispheres are set in circular motion by the rotating discs at the base of the sculpture, through spring steel rods. The discs rotate in varying speeds, forcing the hemispheres to follow an ensemble of complex and chaotic movements, as they occasionally strike each other.
The collision moments produce bell-like sounds which are not easy to predict, creating a feeling of expectation and surprise.