(+/-) Pendulum (2014)

ceramic, steel, wood, copper, recycled aircraft gearbox, electronics, high-gloss paint

The embodiment of physicality amidst digital noise has the potential to artificially harmonize notions of humanity. With one foot digital and one foot analog, how do we make sense of an environment that is partially synthetic? (+/-) Pendulum operates using the mechanics of the Foucault Pendulum (a mechanism created to demonstrate the Earth’s physical properties); however, intangible outlets (a smartphone and web application) inform its location based on participatory user input. Physicality has been not only democratized but thwarted—now malleable to the masses.

The web application can be accessed at pendulum.raphaelarar.com.