Morpho Towers- Two Standing Spirals

“Morpho Towers- Two Standing Spirals,” by Sachiko Kodama and Yasushi Miyajima; this artwork is on par with our exhibit. It incorporates both science and art. Kodama and Miyajima use a liquid rich in iron, called a ferrofluid, to create their installation art. The technical details can best be explained by Kodama:
“This technique uses one electromagnet, and its iron core [which] is extended and sculpted. The ferrofluid covers the sculpted surface of a three-dimensional iron shape that was made on an electronic NC lathe. The movement of the spikes in the fluid is controlled dynamically on the surface by adjusting the power of the electromagnet. The shape of the iron body is designed as helical so that the fluid can move to the top of the helical tower when the magnetic field is strong enough ⁷.“
The main idea of exhibit is to that incorporate the beauty of the science of motion with art. This is a perfect illustration of the theme. It is highly technical and is incredibly beautiful. The incorporation of music with this installation art makes for a wonderful show. The meaning of this art, as explained by the artist, is the harmonization of several opposing properties. These properties are hardness, which is the iron; softness, the fluid the iron is in; freedom, which Kodama explains is the desire for design; and finally restriction, which is explained as the natural powers such as gravity. Kodama says that this artwork can seem like a multitude of different things. It can seem like a horn at some points, and Kodama says it even alludes to the Tower of Babel at one point. This artwork shows the malleability of something perceived to be hard and difficult to bend, and puts it into motion.