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Insionn

Gaelic: a mechanical device for telling time

 

Created for a kinetic art exhibition in the United Kingdom, Insionn is perhaps the most theatrical kinetic work I have made to date. Programmable LED lighting and deliberately amplified escapement actions transform the mechanism into a sequence of clearly visible events. Large peacock feathers extend and emphasize the movement, while the slow-beating pendulum gives the work an unhurried yet dramatic presence.

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A quartz timekeeping mechanism is used to provide the time as the escapement’s

deliberate technical departure from conventional geometry would not permit reliable mechanical timekeeping.

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Programmable LED lighting
Peacock feathers
Acrylic, copper, brass, and aluminium
 

Dimensions

Imperial: 32 W × 11 D × 80 H in
Metric: 84 W × 28 D × 200 H cm