Video: Magnetic field as a work of art: installations by Sachiko Kodama
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
What can connect such fundamentally different disciplines as physics and art? It would seem that nothing: a rare artist did not spit during his school years in physics and mathematics lessons. However, the Japanese artist (and part-time physicist) does not think so, and uses her knowledge of the magnetic field to create original installations.
Sachiko Kodama was born in 1970. Since childhood, she was fond of both art and science. That is why, in 1993, after graduating from the physics department of Hokkaido University, she entered Tsukuba University, where she studied art (in particular, sculpture) and mass information.
Since the 2000s, Sachiko Kodama has been working on a series of installations based on ferromagnetic fluid. Like Nick Veasey and his X-rays, Sachiko seeks to fulfill his creative needs where you just can't expect it.
What is this ferromagnetic liquid? It is rather difficult for people without special education to understand. This thing was invented in the late 60s and is mainly used in the computer industry. It is a black liquid, highly magnetized and easily transformable. Under the influence of a magnetic field, thorns are formed from it, which produce organic forms. Which, in turn, are controlled depending on the environment by means of modern technologies. it
rather difficult to understand, better to see with your own eyes.
Sachiko's first work in this extraordinary art was an art project from 2000 called “Protrude, Flow”, which can be translated as “Bulge and Flow”. And in the 2006 installation Morpho Tower, she uses a new technique called Ferromagnetic Sculpture, thanks to which a tower is formed from liquid.
The artist set herself the goal of creating organic art forms that, with their dynamics and structure, would reflect the sounds of the environment and relationships between people. “I am inspired by life itself, nature itself. Organic forms, geometry, symmetry in plants and animals, as well as their movement, breathing are very inspiring factors when it comes to interactive art - because everything happens right in front of your eyes,”says Sachiko Kodama.
The artist's website: https://www.sachikokodama.com. On it you can see her other works with a magnetic field and ferromagnetic fluid.
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