Peripheral

   

Peripheral

2015
210x210x4cm
video-kinetic object
Wood, diamonds, motors, animation

https://vimeo.com/148131403

 

The Video kinetic object “Peripheral” consists of a motorized diamond studded ring that slowly rotates and a video projected animation. The hand drawn animation is based on motion studies of an athlete performing in a German wheel. The German wheel is an athletic devise, namely a free moving aluminum ring that allows the athlete to spin and rotate using his or hers own gravity and momentum for speed and motion.

For me as a sculptor it has been of greater interest because it also resembles a sort of vitruvien study of the space a human can physically inhabit. When the projected animation reaches the outer boundaries of the circle the projected light sends a sparkle of light reflections bouncing off from the diamond studs.