Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Facts and Opinion

When I watched the video,i’ve totally no idea about it.I couldn’t believe it that it is real.Well,As you can see, the iron-containing fluid is no ordinary liquid.It is called ferrofluid. Ferrofluid is an assemblage of magnetic particles engineered at the nanoscale, 100 times smaller than the wavelength visible light. Although too small to be imaged with microscopes, nano-products harness surprising properties from nanoscale physics for use in the macroscale world

A ferrofluid in a magnetic field showing normal-field instability caused by a neodymium magnet beneath the dish

when there is magnetism around the ferrofluid, the fluid will change it's shape into minute moss, or spiky teeth, or even hard iron surface depending on the strenght of magnetic field.

Morpho Towers also known as Two Standing Spirals. The creators of morpho towers are Sachiko Kodama and Yasushi Miyajima. They are both from Japan.

You can see from the video that the motion of liquid metal dancing playfully to the piano notes absolutely fascinating and oh-so delicate.

Morpho Towers--Two Standing Spirals” is an installation that consists of two ferrofluid sculptures that moves synthetically to music. The body of the tower was made by “ferrofluid sculpture” The ferrofluid covers the sculpted that was made on an electronic NC lathe. When the music starts, the magnetic field around the tower is strengthened. Spikes of ferrofluid are born from the bottom plate and move up, trembling and rotating around the edge of the iron spiral.The movement of the spikes in the fluid is controlled dynamically on the surface by adjusting the power of the electromagnet. The shape of the iron body is designed as helical so that the fluid can move to the top of the helical tower when the magnetic field is strong enough.The changing of the magnetic fields affect the ferrofluid shape accordingly

The pair of ferrofluid sculptures were deigned to stand in a platter of ferrofluid and move "synthetically to music," which translates into a magnetic field being generated by sound and creating autonomous art. Subsequently, the towers react by attracting "spikes of ferrofluid" from the bottom-up, which can mold itself and transform into a variety of stunning shapes. The spikes themselves are designed to "rotate around the edge of the spiral cone, becoming large or small depending on the strength of the magnetic field,"

Dynamix,organic shapes and the movement produced by black lustrous fluid(magnetic fluid)are incorporated into certain sections of the installation to express desire and passion toward life.the phenomenon in which fluid ascends upward against the forces of gravity reminds us of living forms.the fluid moves in response to the rhythms of synchronous sound.these interactive installations are not machine-like in nature,but rather exhibit the energy of pulsating fluid in actual life forms.


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