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Seismo-sound compass, 2018 - Studio Olafur Eliasson – 2018 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Seismo-sound compass, 2018
Studio Olafur Eliasson – 2018
Photo: Jens Ziehe
Seismo-sound compass, 2018 - Studio Olafur Eliasson – 2018 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Seismo-sound compass, 2018
Studio Olafur Eliasson – 2018
Photo: Jens Ziehe
Seismo-sound compass, 2018 - Studio Olafur Eliasson – 2018 - Photo: Jens Ziehe
Seismo-sound compass, 2018
Studio Olafur Eliasson – 2018
Photo: Jens Ziehe
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This hanging work, one of a long-standing series of artworks inspired by compasses, incorporates a piece of driftwood from Iceland, a glass tube, and a small rubber ball. The ends of the driftwood have been planed and painted red and green, with the red end directed northward by a magnet. At the slightest seismic activity, the ball swings and hits the tube, causing it to emit the note A.

Artwork details

Title

Seismo-sound compass

Year

2018

Materials

Driftwood, paint (red, green, black), stainless steel, magnet, crystal glass, rubber, wire