Electromagnetic Emission Art

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday February 22, 2004 @03:24AM from the wonder-what-its-doing-to-your-nervous-system dept.

mr_lithic writes "The artist Richard Box has used the electromagnetic field generated by overhead transmission cables to power 1300 fluorescent lightbulbs positioned underneath. Some pictures available. Professor Denis Harshaw at Bristol University explains "There's an interactive element to all this, too, for those who go to the site itself. 'You affect the lights by your proximity', explains Richard Box, 'because you're a much better conductor than a glass tube. And there's sound as well as light - a crackling that corresponds to the flashing of the lights. There's a certain smell too, and your hair stands slightly on end.'" Sounds cool and it is on until February 29th. Directons here."

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Richard Long... by quinkin · 2004-02-22 04:20 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I had a music teacher called Dick Long...
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Re:Reconfigure the Lines by Anonymous Coward · 2004-02-22 05:08 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Not having an expensive anti-theft device doesn't impact the health of those around the car.

So yes, if the power company is impacting the health and well-being of those who live near power lines then they deserve to have all of their power stolen.

Whatever goes through my body is mine.