Title: gravity
Year: 1995-7
Dimensions: 12.6"x 20"x 18
Materials: eggshells, lead, thread, grid
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Gravity is composed of over 120 eggs laid by one chicken, Spunky. The eggs are
suspended on very fine monofilament (Invisible thread) from a grid about 12 feet above
the ground. Tiny lead sinkers stop the eggs from sliding off the lines.
Some time after
it was started in Canada, I added a base, housing a motion sensitive alarm and
electromagnets.
The alarm triggers movement once when motion is initially sensed, and then again after
20 seconds of stillness. It was very sensitive and had a long range -- unfortunately, many people assumed it was broken. I intend for
it to work fashioned after the behaviour of small animals in the wild:
where initially one's presence is sensed, and after a period of time has passed...
trust is established.
Title: gravity
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