Chijikinkutsu / Nelo Akamatsu (JP)
Chijikinkutsu is a neologism derived from two Japanese words: Chijiki meaning geomagnetism and Suikinkutsu, a sound installation for a traditional Japanese garden invented in the Edo period (1603-1868), in which the sounds of water drops falling into an earthenware pot buried under a stone washbasin resonate through hollow bamboo utensils. Nelo Akamatsu combined the two in this simple yet poetic configuration. All he needed to produce it are glass tumblers filled with water, magnetized sewing needles floating on the water surface, and small coils of copper wire affixed to the exterior of the tumblers and attached to batteries.
credit: Nelo Akamatsu
Chijikinkutsu / Nelo Akamatsu (JP)
Chijikinkutsu is a neologism derived from two Japanese words: Chijiki meaning geomagnetism and Suikinkutsu, a sound installation for a traditional Japanese garden invented in the Edo period (1603-1868), in which the sounds of water drops falling into an earthenware pot buried under a stone washbasin resonate through hollow bamboo utensils. Nelo Akamatsu combined the two in this simple yet poetic configuration. All he needed to produce it are glass tumblers filled with water, magnetized sewing needles floating on the water surface, and small coils of copper wire affixed to the exterior of the tumblers and attached to batteries.
credit: Nelo Akamatsu