Mesmerizing kinetic sculpture looks like a tree reflected in water
Science! There?s a very strange tree inside the University of Utah?s Crocker Science Center. It hangs upside-down from the atrium?s ceiling and rotates slowly like a mobile.
This is not a real tree, as you might?ve already guessed. It?s the work of Plebeian Design and Hypersonic, two design studios known for making ultra-complex kinetic sculptures.
For their newest piece, called Tree of Life, they?ve crafted a 22-foot tree from 190 3D-printed pieces. The tree appears to be split into 24 layers, with each layer rotating via a single motor and a set of tuned springs that are powered by solar panels on the roof.
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As one section of the tree rotates, it passes the energy onto the next, creating a beautifully subtle illusion of a tree changing shape. The designers say the sculpture is meant to simulate a tree?s wavering reflection in water?a metaphor for how all scientific theories are but a reflection of reality. We say it looks very cool.
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