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Jeff Lieberman explores the connections between the arts, sciences, education, passion, creativity, and the potential future of human consciousness. He hosts 'Time Warp' on the Discovery Channel, using technology to see beyond the limits of our normal human perception. He composes music in the duo gloobic, and has performed in Carnegie Hall. He shows technological sculptures around the world, to bring people an emotional and mystical connection with science and the universe. Having finished four degrees at MIT (BS: Physics, Math, MS: Mech. Engineering, Media Arts and Sciences), he is exploring the applications of technology to evolving and shifting human consciousness.
Hey Kikhos - no worries. The installation video for this is posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch… — please check it out! -Jeff
Here's a tyro's question. Do you have instructions on how to put the sculpture together?
Hey Kester, Charles, and everyone else. Have you checked out update #8, and also Randy's blog with video? It seems that most problems are solved with checking the length of the plastic tubing and then lubricating the idler pulley — if anyone has tried these two things (the cord doesn't even need to be applied for checking these issues), and it hasn't solved the problem, please take some sort of documentation and send it over and I will continue to help debug!
My motor has appeared to die also. I just installed the sculpture and it worked for about 5 minutes and as I was putting away my tools, I noticed that it was no longer working.
I am also having a problem with the sculpture. It worked for about a day but now the motors isn't properly pulling the string anymore. Any advice on how to get it work again would be appreciated. Happy to provide a video or photos if that helps.
Jeff- love the sculpture, however the motor progressively seems to get louder with use. Any suggestions. Thanks.
I found that scuffing up the idler pulley with something sharp (like the tip of one of the screws it came with) seemed to help the belt spin it.
damn, jeff, a response to my personal message would have been nice after not seeing you on for four days. now i gotta get it out in the open that i have a defective part. i'm hoping to get an answer soon. looks like i'm not the only one that has problems with the sculpture.
Help! I got this for my son as a birthday present last summer. He finally got it, installed it in his new home, and was thrilled. It ran around 3 hours, then died. How do I get him in touch with someone who can help him? He lives in Michigan, and I now live in Arkansas, so it would be best if he could speak to someone himself regarding this.
Have installed the Moore Pattern in my music studio and it looks wonderful. I was fascinated by the whole process, from design to gift, from Kickstarter funding to outsourcing of manufacturing, and finally a unique piece of art (and commerce!) on my wall. Grazie!
I received mine Monday (2/6) and set it up last night. It looks great, and I'm looking forward to showing it off. Thanks Jeff!
got the box today, haven't tried to set one up yet.
Jeff - Can you please send an update to all who are waiting for their sculptures with some ETA? You need to really try to keep us in the loop.
Hi Ian - Sorry that you're getting antsy — this is why I wrote out two months ago air shipping anyone that wanted theirs in a rush — shipping by sea is a slow process. Everything should be landing in the US shortly and I will ship as soon as possible. Hoping you are well!
I am still waiting for my sculpture! It was supposed to be summer. then it was christmas and now it is middle of January. This is getting ridiculous dude!
Hi Markus (and everyone) - not an exact one; but the shipment has left and is on its way to me as we speak; it should arrive end of january and I will ship them from Boston as soon as I return from a trip out of town (early Feb) — thanks for everyone's patience!
Jeff -
Do you have a delivery date for the non-x mas pledgers?
Me too! Please send before X-Mas. Thank you.
Mine is a holiday gift also.
Update?
Any updates?
Jeff -
Go for it. I backed it to put it on my wall, not as an investment.
can't wait to see it.
dave
Hello, in response to selling more I say go for it. If people want them and you get paid then that seems ideal. I wondered if it was possible to make the power cord white, just to help the whole thing blend into the wall nicely. I am assuming people with black walls are rare :)
Looking forward to gazing into it
Ross
Scott - I will have some backups/extras in case people change their mind, so let me know if you do and we can fix it :)
Although I prefer the longer cord right now, it would be nice to have an option to have the short cord included as well (in case I change my mind or reposition it). Thanks, looks great, can't wait to receive it.
In response to your question from the email about whether to make more past the original 250, I say go for it. If someone wants one and is able to purchase, I see no good reason to deny them the pleasure just for exclusivity's sake.
hey jennifer - thanks for posting. I've submitted payment for the tooling to commence (basically when they design the full manufacturing process for the parts), which will take about a month. i'll post when they send me the production model and I can make the final order... hopefully early sept!
Do we get another update this month?
Thanks for the video update! Its all coming together!!!!!!!!!!!
=)
Hi cr33per - I think the switch is an easy addition if we can make it inline/clean, very low issues with failure there. Yes the motor cords will end up clear, as I mentioned, this is how the prototyping phase plays out :) If we end up with AC timing motors the nice thing is there's no wall wart large transformer to deal with.. so should be easier to keep it all clean.
Best- Jeff
In regards to the switch:
Jeff, do you feel strongly either way for some reason? (Thanks for the video/update btw). I guess adding a switch is just one more part with fail potential? I mean if the plug were hidden in an awkward space behind heavy furniture it _could_ be nice to have a switch.
I noticed the motor cords were orange but will end up clear like the original? I'm trying to think of how to make the power cord to the wall slug non-obvious once mounted but I guess that's more my problem once I get it :)
Hey everyone... update headed out in a second. Things are progressing well!
So its now July...do we have an update as to when to expect our toys?
Very soon Peter, probably Thursday :)
Matt - I'm glad to sign the ones that people want. There were a few people who wrote me the day it ended and missed the deadline, I'd like to let them be a part of it as well so there will be a few more than 209, but glad to put the info on there. I'll get info like this and shipping addresses from everyone in a couple months once the manufacturing process has begun :)
When can we expect our first update? Thanks!
Hey Jeff - great to see you'll be making these. Now that we know the edition is 209, will you sign/number them?
I was hoping that the machine would be thrown at Jeff's face and recorded at 1200 fps. We could see the outline of Jeff's face in the resulting breakup of the Moore Pattern machine like the water balloon segment on Time Warp. Nope! Didn't happen. What a ripoff!
(I pledged anyway)
hi jeff! glad you're doing this; congrats on the the success!
Stube -
As to your other question. It's best seen straight ahead, with a minimum of directional light.. ambient light is ideal for it, and if it's too high the effect will be minimized.
Hi Stube -
The two rotating pieces are 12"x12", but overall, with the mounting piece, the size is 12" (width) x 20" (height). Thanks for asking!
Jeff,
what is the diameter of it and is it best to have it mounted at eye level or can it be up high?
hey Jeff. nice seeing you here. enjoyed time warp when it was on discovery. just signed up to back this project. found out about this site on wired mag. congrats on your goal.
Michael - It weighs probably 2 pounds, and comes with screws and plastic anchors to put into the wall. Most people won't need anything besides a screwdriver, but to really get it in there, a drill and the anchors will help... best-jeff
Congratulations Jeff!
How heavy is it? Any special hardware needed to hang it?
Holy cow, 98% backed!!!
Hi Peter - The encompassing rectangle to hold the whole piece is 12" x 20". I would leave some more space around it for clearance, but that is the absolute minimum space the piece needs. Thanks for supporting!
Thanks, Jeff. One more question. What is the minimum square foot of surface area that I need to provide in order for the sculpture to function properly? I'm trying to figure out where I want to put it in my house.
Thanks again.
-peter
Hey everyone - thanks for the comments! Responses below....
Euan: Basically yes. The one uncertain thing here is that it will either be an AC (220->110) or DC adapter; I haven't found the perfect final motor yet so I don't know which it will be. But either way, an adapter should do the trick.
Tasseophile: Thanks for the feedback — I understand your point. Since I had already designed the piece, I wanted to show people what it would be like without a major redesign, so this is how it will be made this time around; I have already sketched out a bevel gear design similar to what you've discussed so in the future I might make something more along those lines. One thing you can do is use a really long urethane cord, to move the rest of the sculpture elements several feet away; If you order one I'm glad to help you set that up, it's cheap, I can probably even throw in a longer urethane cord for ya... in this way it'll even be nicer than the bevel design, because no power cord will have to run to it.
Michael: Yes, you could definitely mount it on some wood. If you make a rectangle that encompasses the whole piece, it's 20"x12", but if you wanted the minimal piece of wood, it would be 16"x8". Glad you like the deal na dhope you enjoy it!
Peter: This is actually why I'm spec-ing out a new AC timing motor, so that it will be basically silent. I haven't settled on a motor yet but I'd like it to be basically silent. If you order it and find it too loud, I'm glad to take a return on it, but unfortunately at the moment I don't have a final motor selection to show you video or anything like that of it...
is this black magic? voodoo? mayan post-apocalyptic sun-god gimmickry? How can this possibly work?!?!