May 10, 2011

Wave

written by greyworld
in category Outdoor, Permanent

Installed at the Copernicus Centre in Warsaw, Poland, greyworld have a new kinetic artwork called Wave (2010).

Located directly in front of the Centre, the installation is over twelve metres long. Comprising of 16 polished metal rods, the artwork responds to peoples voices.

As one speaks in to one end, the artwork leaps in to life, the sculpture modelling the amplitude of the persons speech. The installation is installed directly in front of the museum.

The Copernicus Science Centre (Polish: Centrum Nauki Kopernik) is a science museum standing on the bank of the Vistula River in Warsaw. It contains over 350 interactive exhibits that enable visitors to single-handedly carry out experiments and discover the laws of science for themselves. Many artworks have been installed in and around the Centre.

The Centre is the largest institution of its type in Poland and one of the most advanced in Europe.

http://www.kopernik.org.pl/

See also The Tail, Playground and Clockwork Forest

Wave, Warsaw