Perméabilité magnétique du vide

Perméabilité magnétique du vide extends a line of work that moves progressively toward silence.

Although the installation produces almost no sound, I regard it as deeply connected to the sonic — both through the kind of attention it calls for, and through its subtle visual vibrations.

One hundred and sixty-two tall grass stems are set into random motion by a simple electromagnetic mechanism.

Each base holds a small coil of copper wire, while the stem carries a tiny cylindrical magnet.

The entire field trembles — strangely, frenetically — in a continuous, restless vibration.