Harmonograph by Lumen & Logic

Harmonograph

Lumen & Logic

See it in the room

A compound pendulum simulator. Two slightly-detuned damped oscillators drive x and y independently, their interference producing intricate spiraling Lissajous figures that gradually collapse to rest. Each frequency ratio and phase produces a unique, unrepeatable knot.

Medium
Generative algorithm, archival pigment print
Dimensions
90 × 90 cm