Monday 13 May 2013

Demented Drum 3.0

While my aesthetic sensibilities are slightly offended by the kinks and bends in some of the woven stainless cables sections to which the connectors and fishing lead weights are fixed, it seems obvious to me that this is the major reason the work is beginning to approach Max Eastley's concept of instability.
I love the way one of the longer sections swings wildly about though I'm only turning the crank arm back and forth, through about 70 deg of arc, from 10 deg to 80 deg. The sharp clicking sounds are when one of the lead weights strikes the very edge of the drum.

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