xlab Showcase 2023 - Ways of Uninventing

Helixels

Tomomi Imamura +Yasuaki Kakehi


A kinetic installation that unfolds in silence by the movement of flowing liquid inside the objects. A group of these objects, shaped as seesaws, are aligned on the floor. By changing the center of gravity of the liquid inside, each object randomly tilts. The liquid’s flow is realized by using the EHD (Electrohydrodynamics) phenomenon. We generate these movements that defy conventional physical law by electrically manipulating an invisible driving force to move the liquid against gravity.


Credit

  • 作品制作:今村 知美、筧 康明
  • 開発協力:渡辺 啓介