Moon Bead, 1968Moon Bead, 1968, steel wand, bead, motor, wooden base, 203 x 40 x 40 cm. One of Lye’s most delicate and enchanting works. A small silver ball, excited by a reciprocating silver wand, orbits and dances in space. “Well, it’s somewhat like the way the scientist traces the tracks of an elusive particle of energy in a cloud chamber” - Len Lye « Previous - Grass Next - Ribbon Snake » |