GLASS
(2000-2005)
Revisiting
first century technology as
"philosophic instruments."
Most
of the aeolipiles are glass versions of a principle originated
by Hero of Alexandria, a kind of special effects man of the First
Century AD. They boil water to make steam which creates the energy
to make the vessels spin on their axes. The two works below
are steam-tables which use electricity to make steam causing
other elements to respond.