12 feet high x 5 feet x 6 feet
Originally developed as an
Exploratorium A.I R.
project in 1986
"From the top of a windmill-type construction, a bicycle
wheel whirs, fueled by electricity. A long, rotating chain hangs from the
wheel to the ground and dances into beautiful arabesques when moved gently
Blue Greenberg, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.
"... uses a motorized chain - lightweight and safe in supervised
little hands - that moves continuously. A touch changes its regular pattern
of movement. A viewer can either appreciate that the piece represents 'the
phenomenon of the standing traveling wave' - or stand and enjoy the mesmerizing
visual treat of the dancing chain."
Genie Carr, The Winston-Salem Journal.
Note: Lariat Chain was developed from an earlier piece entitled Chain Reaction (1984). Chain Reaction was hand cranked, and utilized a heavy chain attached by magnets onto an iron flywheel. As in Lariat Chain, Chain Reaction used a brush to affect the motion of the traveling chain.
Museums currently exhibiting Lariat Chain
The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA.
The New York Hall of Science, Queens.
Technorama Museum, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Museo de la Ciencia, Barcelona, Spain.
Hong Kong Science Museum.
SciWorks, Winston-Salem, NC.
The Science Museum of Minnesota (2 pieces), St. Paul, MN.
The North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, Durham.
The Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH.
The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque.
The Explorium Museum of Science, Mobile, AL.
phaeno, Wolfsburg, Germany
The Big Bang Museum, Osaka, Japan.
Fundacion Tiempos Nuevos, Santiago, Chile