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Ferrolic is  a clock that uses the strange motion of ferrofluid (a colloidal suspension of nanoscale ferromagnetic particles) to create shapes and occasionally digits. To wit:

Ferrolic was designed from a strong fascination for the magical material Ferro Fluid. The natural dynamics of this fluid makes that this display bridges the gap between everyday digital screens and tangible reality. Because the fluid behaves in a unpredictable way, it is possible to give the bodies perceived in the Ferrolic display a strong reference to living creatures. It is this lively hood that enables Ferrolic to show a meaning-full narrative like for instance having the creatures play tag. In addition the natural flow of the material, it can be used to form recognisable shapes and characters. Ferrolic uses these both layers in parallel in order to display scenes and transitions in an poetic, almost dance like, choreographed way.

Previous ferrofluidic shenanigans: Ferrofluid Bubbles & The Blood Of Some Strange Machine

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A ‘cottage’ designed by Norwegian firm Jarmund/Vigsnæs Arkitekter in the back garden of a writer’s home in Oslo, elevated at one end to allow a narrow shaft of sunlight in over a neighbour’s hedge and fitted with a glass wall and desk to provide an uninterrupted view.

A dark critique of 1970s Communism set against the backdrop of an especially hard winter in Kyrksæterøra is imminent.

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