Connect / Feedback-driven sculpture
Thirteen oscillating spheres of steel are connected to a matrix by rubber bands. A bar with a magnet at either end controls the behavior of each of the system elements. Once a sphere is connected to the bar, it is oscillated by a motor until the bar detaches and makes a new connection to another sphere. No randomness or chaos needs to be simulated, because the constantly rebuilt physical structure of the sculpture becomes its own analog program for non-linear behavior. So the system produces complex behavior even though its structure and rules are simple.
Connect by Andreas Muxel
Connect / Feedback-driven sculpture
Thirteen oscillating spheres of steel are connected to a matrix by rubber bands. A bar with a magnet at either end controls the behavior of each of the system elements. Once a sphere is connected to the bar, it is oscillated by a motor until the bar detaches and makes a new connection to another sphere. No randomness or chaos needs to be simulated, because the constantly rebuilt physical structure of the sculpture becomes its own analog program for non-linear behavior. So the system produces complex behavior even though its structure and rules are simple.
Connect by Andreas Muxel
