BBtv: Omega Recoil: Electricity as Art

Xeni Jardin 7:30 am Tue Jun 17, 2008

In today's episode, Boing Boing tv features John Behrens and "Omega Recoil," a group that builds giant Tesla Coils. Their work explores how electronic fields can be excited in the environment, and their creations become the centerpieces of interactive public art performances.

Some of the tinkerers and performers in the SF Bay Area-based collective were previously associated with Dr. Megavolt, an electrical art project which…

[featured] a person in a metal mesh suit
interacting with artificially generated lighting. The Doctor sets
objects on fire with electricity originating from large Tesla coils,
spars with the electric arcs and exhorts the audience to worship the
elemental force of electricity.

Link to Boing Boing tv post with discussion and downloadable video.

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