Jason Krugman Studio
THE PASTA CYCLE
pasta cycle
The Pasta Cycle is an interactive magnetic table. Stacks of neodymium magnets rotate inside it on a motorized Lazy Susan. The piece responds particularly well when small lengths of chain and pieces of ferrous metal are placed on its mirrored surface. The title comes from the piece's first incarnation, which featured rigani in lieu of glass marbles.

The images and video below are from an exhibit at Sony Wondertechnology Labs in Manhattan. In this setup, hundreds of shiny glass marbles are placed on the upper surface. Small magnets are mixed in with the marbles. At Sony Expo, a group of kids invented a game trying to grab the magnets scooting around on the piece's surface.

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