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Edward lhnatowicz, a wartime refugee to Britain from Poland and now a British subject, studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts at Oxford, and has worked as a sculptor, photographer, designer and furniture manufacturer. He exhibited SAM (Sound Activated Mobile) at ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’ in London in 1968, and was commissioned by Philips at the suggestion of the designer James Gardner.

Figure 1 Edward lhnatowicz, a wartime refugee to Britain from Poland and now a British subject, studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts at Oxford, and has worked as a sculptor, photographer, designer and furniture manufacturer. He exhibited SAM (Sound Activated Mobile) at ‘Cybernetic Serendipity’ in London in 1968, and was commissioned by Philips at the suggestion of the designer James Gardner.

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About 15 fee the | Senster independent elec systems based on long by 8 feet high, consists of six ro-hydraulic servo- the articulation of a lobster's claw, allowing six degrees of freedom. Crus aceans move by means of hinges, whereas' most animals move by pivots, which are more _ difficult enaineerina. O reproduce in The Senster has a ‘head’ with four sensitive microphones which enable the direction of a sound to be computed, and also a _ close-range radar device which detects movement. The whole is controlled by a digital computer, which tells the servo-system how to move in response to various
Realization of the Senster took more than two years. Ihnatowicz was helped by engineers from Mullard and Philips, and by the mechanical engineering department at University College, London, but his own self- taught command of scientific and technical detail is equalled by very few other artists.
Realization of the Senster took more than two years. Ihnatowicz was helped by engineers from Mullard and Philips, and by the mechanical engineering department at University College, London, but his own self- taught command of scientific and technical detail is equalled by very few other artists.
visitors who come to the Evoluon annually, and with the scientists who wish to experiment with it. In any case, the Senster is no monument to an artist's genius but a step towards new forms of creative collaboration on the highest level between scientists and artists. Ihnatowicz likes to work on projects where everyone involved is intellectually stretched.
visitors who come to the Evoluon annually, and with the scientists who wish to experiment with it. In any case, the Senster is no monument to an artist's genius but a step towards new forms of creative collaboration on the highest level between scientists and artists. Ihnatowicz likes to work on projects where everyone involved is intellectually stretched.
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