Scientific Method Air

Energy Institute High School | Houston, TX

2020 | Aluminum, Found Objects, & Paint | 30’ x 20’ x 12’ high

Originating from a pseudo air vent, a multicolored stream of vectors describe airflow around an anatomically correct skeleton frozen in a skateboarding pose, and then curve away in all directions upon hitting the adjacent wall. Suspended overhead in a maker space, students can enjoy this sculptural illustration of Bernoulli’s Principle, which attempts to bring forward unseen aspects of the physical world through suspended animation. Derived from fluid flow simulations, Scientific Method Air inverts the visible, in this instance transposing the human body with the invisible air that surrounds us.