Sachiko Kodama: When I Met This Material
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Uploaded by evitruth on Dec 12, 2007
While most visual artists prefer traditional materials
such as oil, acrylic, bronze and ceramic, Tokyo-based
SACHIKO KODAMA prefers FERROFLUIDS. Composed of
magnetic nanoparticles, ferrofluids often contain high
levels of iron and, as such, are deeply affected by
and responsive to the presence of magnetic fields.
While the NASA-developed ferrofluids are being used
increasingly for commercial applications - on
everything from compact disks to weight-responsive car
suspension systems - Kodama is revolutionary in
applying their widely dynamic qualities to the fine
arts arena.
Using a computer to manipulate electro-magnetic fields
in the sculptures, Kodama coerces her stunning
ferrfluid pieces to grow and disintegrate, flower and
shed, and constantly reinvent themselves without the
aid of animatronics or video wizardry.
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Dude! I saw this on the Maximalist video and I asked my boyfriend if it was real or cg. I just could'nt shake it, even though it could be made easily in Houdini or something. He was like yeah it was 3d. And its not! This is the most amazing fucking shit i've ever seen.
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Porsche uses magnetorheological fluid in their engine mounts which is pretty much same stuff as ferrofluid.
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Ferrofluid evaporates quickly. and the stuff isn't cheep. i wonder if the displays are air sealed.
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Is the spike hollowed out so that the electromagnet can be fitted within it, or is it a solid piece of metal?
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It is a very tranquil and organic type sculpture- love the use of ferrofluid!
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I published this video on the Dutch website WELSTIJL (14 april) Kind regards Sem Mallée
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They actually use some ferrofluids for contrast in MRI scanning, so in controlled situations it is not deadly. Don't drink it though....
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That is a typical mis-translation of "meet" from Japanese to English, in which inanimate objects are said to be "met" by humans. "Encounter," "come upon," "discover," or other words are more suitable and convey the intent of the speaker's Japanese expression correctly. Perhaps it was kept as a sort of novel phrase for an art idiom--but I'm willing to bet it was not Kodama's intent.
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This stuff is super fun to play with.
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that's it Im putting my lavalamp on Ebay
jilbert01 3 years ago 30
PAINT is an old discovery too... but "artists" keep using it.
It is what she did with the 'findings' that make it "art" and AMAZING.
IBSuperFan 3 years ago 14