Pulse DIY

Submitted for MFA Examination (not exhibited – yet!)
Cardboard box, wooden rulers (measurements erased), programmed electronics, wire, sensor, pulsating motors, spandex material, sticky tape, electricity, chair
30W x 14L x 100H cm

A small open cardboard box filled with pulsating motors perched on wobbly wooden legs. The motors are controlled by a programmable circuit and are activated when the viewer walks near the work. The circuit runs 1 of 8 random ‘motor states’ that last 2-4 minutes. The motors run at various speeds and durations.