Program

campus 08 / Exhibitions

structured creature

04.09. - 09.09. | 10:00 - 19:00

Kunstuniversität Linz / Hauptplatz

structured creature is a small prototype of a life-scale flexible space structure that could interact with human like sound or light. It can realize the space where physical space completely corresponds to the subjective space that people perceive.

“structured creature” wriggles slowly , repeating rising and collapsing. This movement is derived from its own structure. This structure is called "tensegrity", which is invented by Buckminster Fuller in 1950's. To realize a tensegrity structure, the equilibrium state between tension and compression is only needed. Thus, “structured creature” transforms by changing the internal tension with artificial muscles that are implemented to some tensional components.