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Inspiration: Bob Potts Kinetic Sculpture

I have a soft spot in my heart for kinetic sculpture, especially these sorts of elegant, flowing pieces that masterfully evoke the organic movements of the natural world. These come from New York-based artist Bob Potts: Bob Potts – Ascension from M.A.D.Gallery on Vimeo. Bob Potts – Denizen Of The Deep from M.A.D.Gallery on Vimeo. Bob Potts – Synchronous Cycle from M.A.D.Gallery on Vimeo. I’d love to have an artist with music that feels right for this organic, over-wrought mechanical sort-of feel to be appropriate for the set design, though I’m sure it would be expensive to fabricate and difficult to transport.

LDI: Part III

A final few thoughts about some some of the stuff I saw at LDI, and some pictures! Everybody likes pictures! Lightwave International Phenom Lightwave International released the Phenom, a small moving head laser that is rated for audience scanning effects. The company doesn’t say what the laser diodes inside are rated for, but the unit draws only 3A @ 240v, which is impressive. The audience scanning feature is intrinsic to the design of the unit, as the lasers – even if parked straight into the audience – always deliver less than the amount of laser radiation permitted by the FDA. As always, it’s extremely difficult to judge the brightness of lights at LDI, but my intuition was that the lasers… Read More »LDI: Part III