Trilobit

2024
Functional seismic station
Seismograph, smoked paper, aluminum box, solenoid, fossil
dimension variable

 

 

Trilobit is an interactive installation that visualises vibrations that are imperceptible to humans. A seismograph is used to record vibrations in the form of frequencies. The vibration is generated by lifting magnets. These are located in a capsule-like object that is guarded by two trilobite fossils. At the same time, the seismograph detects the movement of people in the room and records it.

The seismograph includes a soot paper scroll on which the vibrations measured in the room are recorded. While the fossils are witnesses to a time long past, the real-time measurements of the seismograph visualise the dynamics of the present.

 

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