“A Breather” is a kinetic sculpture made with a tree, resembling the shape and movement of a lung. With its inverted body and expanding and contracting branches, the work aims to amplify what connects humans to trees: breath. A linear actuator, salvaged from an old hospital bed, is used to move the sculpture and give the tree an artificial life in a hospital.
The sculpture was produced in collaboration with artist Gökay Atabek a.k.a. Volksamt! at Stichting De Besturing.
“A Breather” is permanently on display in the foyer of IJsselland Ziekenhuis in Capelle a/d IJssel, Netherlands.
materials
tree
steel
linear actuator
electronics
dimensions (cm): 600 x 400 x 700
Try out at De Besturing
Render in building (made by Nils Gunnars)