serge baghdassarians / boris baltschun

selected works

 

 

 

spirit level
year: 2010
dimension: variable
duration: cycle, endless
material: absinth, pvc tube, drilling machine, pump, electronic timer

the spirit level is a closed system. it‘s components are a pvc tube filled with absinth, a time controlled drilling machine and a pump. an air bubble residing inside of the tube at the highest point of the circle is drawn to the point just before the entrance of the pump in just a few seconds by the time controlled drilling machine. subsequently the air bubble is returning slowly and silently to it‘s point of departure.

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