Experimental art and design studio Troika comissioned by the V&A, have installed a permanent kinetic sign that directs visitors to the museum from the tunnel at South Kensington tube station.
The sign draws on the museums wealth of artifacts to create what resembles a time capsule, attached to the ceiling. The Alan Fletcher designed logo de-contructs and reconnects itself with each half turn forming a playful palindrome legible from either side while the wheels produce a gentle ticking sound reminiscent of a Victorian Automaton clock.
I have recently been reading about the life of Hadian and whilst fascinating, I have often wondered what the man himself would think if he were to read the literature about him 2000 years after his death. Would he be impressed with the closeness to fact, or be in hysterics over the inaccuracies pieced together from various scrolls?
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us ‘Universe’, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest. – A kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
(A. Einstein)
This cool illustration was created by Austrian designer Michæl Paukner and is part of his Flickr collection on esoteric subjects to do with space, science, mystery and the world.
Note to self: find out what the Skin Encapsulated Ego is.
Ever looked up into the skies and wondered how many lucky people are currently orbiting the earth? Now you can keep up to date with the human population in space at how many people are in space right now.
Also, tonight and for the next 9 nights see the ISS pass through the heavens from your very own back garden. More details here.
