Das ideale Leben — Video Pendular
A 12 meter long video pendular shows the artist Muda Mathis flying through the air. The pendular gets accelerated by electric power. The video sequence is synchronized with the movement of the pendular.
Das ideale Leben — Video Pendular
Art workArtist
Muda MathisProject team iart
Valentin Spiess, Project management and development
Heinrich Schnetzer, Statics
Dieter Schäfer, Algorithm
Sami Kramer, Assistance
Andre Schlienger, Mechanical draftServices iart
Technical concept together with the artist
Development of mechanical construction
Development of adjustment, of pendualer controller and of DVD Player
Installation and programming of computer controller
Construction managementSpecial features
The installation runs fully automatically
The pendular moves in its natural frequency. The engine only compensates the loss of energy.
Quartz-controlled movementProject closing
July 2000
Das ideale Leben – video pendular
Muda Mathias about her work
