Spokes are such a goddamned boring topic unless you know something interesting about them. But, then I guess everything is like that unless it’s like the opposite of that. Their earliest appearance in modern society can be traced back to the Andronovo culture (groups who flourished in the region from western Siberia and the west Asiatic steppe) around 4,000 years ago. They were the brainchild of those who demanded faster, lighter, and swifter means of movement. There’s a concept that comes along with spokes called the maximum yeild minimality threshold. This is just a fancy way to say the fewest number of spokes a vehicle can have (taking the material they’re constructed of into consideration) without falling apart under the weight they’re supposed to be supporting. It’s a delightful idea isn’t it: to maybe clip them out from the wheel one at a time. Eventually you’ll cross the threshold. It probably won’t collapse right away. In fact, you often don’t know you’ve crossed that mysterious line until the moment you’re going full speed with everything to lose and you hear a funny noise.
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Liu Dao 六岛 |
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RGB LED display, acrylic painting, paper collage, teakwood frame |
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Unique |
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Made in island6, Shanghai 2015 |
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90(W)×90(H)×5(D) cm |
To see more information:
http://www.island6.org/SpeakOnAboutTheSpokes.html
