Sachiko Kodama & Yasushi Miyajima created an installation that consists of two ferrofluid sculptures that moves synthetically to music.
It is utterly stunning.
The surface of the tower responds dynamically to its magnetic environment. When there is no magnetic field, the tower appears to be a simple spiral shape. But when the magnetic field around the tower is strengthened, spikes of ferrofluid are born; at the same time, the tower’s surface dynamically morphs into a variety of textures ranging from soft fluid to minute moss, or to spiky shark’s teeth, or again to a hard iron surface. The ferrofluid, with its smooth, black surface that seems to draw people in, reaches the top of the tower, spreading like a fractal, defying gravity.
To fully appreciate the magic quality of ferrofluids this
really has to be seen in Hi-Res
