<![CDATA["The Facial Expressions of Tethys" by artist Julius von Bismarck is ... relaxing 🌊]]>"The Facial Expressions of Tethys" by artist Julius von Bismarck is ... relaxing 🌊

📽️ A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves

https://www.artsupp.com/en/artists/julius-von-bismarck/die-mimik-der-tethys

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/722277c6-5629-4273-93b1-8322aafd255d/the-facial-expressions-of-tethys-by-artist-julius-von-bismarck-is-...-relaxingRSS for NodeSun, 11 Oct 2026 12:56:35 GMTThu, 24 Sep 2026 10:16:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "The Facial Expressions of Tethys" by artist Julius von Bismarck is ... relaxing 🌊 on Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:40:57 GMT]]>@agturcz @Natasha_Jay I was going to ask the same thing. I'd imagine though that the mechanism is paused when it gets too wild out there?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/rozeboosje/statuses/117326063730448855https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/rozeboosje/statuses/117326063730448855Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:40:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The Facial Expressions of Tethys" by artist Julius von Bismarck is ... relaxing 🌊 on Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:59:10 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay
Very interesting concept. I like this unusual art installation, thanks for sharing. 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://literatur.social/users/khzimmer2/statuses/117325663464339714https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://literatur.social/users/khzimmer2/statuses/117325663464339714Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:59:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The Facial Expressions of Tethys" by artist Julius von Bismarck is ... relaxing 🌊 on Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:55:11 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay
I really love his artwork! Although almost 20y old, this is still one of my favourite projects:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6RC6pSHijY

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/rzbrk/statuses/117325647837378241https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/rzbrk/statuses/117325647837378241Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:55:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The Facial Expressions of Tethys" by artist Julius von Bismarck is ... relaxing 🌊 on Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:43:52 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay having read the blurb on the link, I think this is a clever piece of construction, but fails to communicate, and arguably isn't art. I'm glad it's original and provocative though. 😃

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/FourT4/statuses/117325603288275334https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/FourT4/statuses/117325603288275334Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:43:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "The Facial Expressions of Tethys" by artist Julius von Bismarck is ... relaxing 🌊 on Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:37:36 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay What happens during the storm, when waves are taller than the height of the room?

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