2023 Graduation Project 'MAGNETIC WAVE' by Mahiro Kobayashi — IDREIT®

A moving sculptural work that utilizes the repulsion force between magnets. Four hundred objects, equally spaced at the same height, contain magnets with their poles oriented in the same direction. When nothing is being done and the work is quiet, a tense flat surface is created, reminiscent of the surface of windless water. Then, when one object is moved as if a stone is thrown into the surface of the water, the objects repel each other by repulsion, and the fluctuations gradually ripple out into the distance. The shape of the object is an octahedron, based on the shape of magnetite crystal gemstones, which are the source of magnets. By clothing the object in its original form, I attempted to expand the viewer's knowledge and maximize the characteristics and appeal of magnets, which have not been in the spotlight until now. In addition, the use of polarizing pigments for the surface coating allows the viewer to enjoy the shimmering and changing colors at the same time.