![]() Under the table is a two-motor robot (the “Sisbot”) that moves a magnet which draws a steel ball through the sand. What you see is a fully functional table with a thin layer of sand under its glass top. All components including servo motors made in the U.S. ApplePly base and choice of hardwood furniture – maple, walnut, padauk – all CNC machined and hand finished. Hardwood 4′ coffee table: Sisyphus kinetic sculpture within 4 foot diameter x 18″ tall, tempered glass-topped all wood table. Metal furniture with wood veneer options for top and sides – birch/maple, walnut, black. Some assembly required.ģ foot coffee table: Sisyphus kinetic sculpture within 3 foot diameter x 18″ tall, tempered glass-topped metal table (exact size may vary). My goal with this Kickstarter is to get Sisyphus into people’s homes for them to enjoy as both furniture and art, but also, to inspire a community of composers to write “music” for it.Įnd Table: Sisyphus kinetic sculpture within 2 foot diameter x 22″ tall, tempered glass-topped metal table (exact size may vary). As a musical instrument plays songs, Sisyphus plays paths. Over time I have come to view Sisyphus as more than a kinetic art piece: it is an instrument. I have been creating Sisyphus sculptures for nearly 20 years, and have 3-meter diameter permanent installations in Switzerland, Germany and Australia. Watching Sisyphus evokes a meditative feeling. In my art, Sisyphus is a kinetic sculpture that rolls a ball through sand, forever creating and erasing beautiful patterns. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned to roll a boulder up a mountain for all eternity. Designed by Bruce Shapiro, The Sisyphus Table is Kinetic art, technology and design merged in stunning meditative beauty.
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