peter flemming.ca
machine · electronic · robotic art
in the studio
experiments·in progress
Vibrations and WavesWater and Electricity
3 Simple Radio Experiments
Things I Might Make Or Not
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2010
(Devil's) Pendulum Music On A Long Thin Wire. Swinging pendulums, oscillating electromagnets, guitar pickups, rhythmic phasing. Stealing from Steve Reich and Alvin Lucier... sort of...
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2010
Solar cells steal power from gallery lighting, in order to run oscillator circuits. Plexiglass panels are used as resonant surfaces. Site specific exhibition in a condo showroom.
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2010
A temporary installation, in collaboration with Darsha Hewitt. Made on site in a large barn in a small town in Southern Portugal.
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2010
Experiments in electromagnetism with strings, glass and metal. All materials have resonant frequencies at which they most naturally vibrate.
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2009
Testing a salt water battery on the beach. Made from a 12" long galvanized nail and 12" of copper plumbing tubing. Gives about 28 milliwatts of power.
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2008
wire coil + toilet paper tube + ground rod + window bars antenna + germanium diode = Cat's Whisker |
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2008
What a speaker plugged into the wall sounds like. |
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2008
Listening to sparks, moving hands over electrical devices to hear their invisible waves. |
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2008
A leak to lift levitating machine. |
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2008
If machines talk what should they say? |