Muscle Wire (aka Nitinol) is a technology often used in applications where mechanics require discreetness, such as textiles or nano applications.
On day one, participants will construct two kinds of mechanisms. The first will be a piece of muscle wire stitched into felt to create seemingly organic movement. The second mechanism will be a piece of muscle wire attached to a spring and a lever. Several other kinds of mechanisms will be discussed.
On day two, participants will build a basic circuit that will automatically switch the muscle wire on and off. Students will learn to control the timing of this circuit. This class is designed for beginners with no previous electronics experience.
Here are some examples of muscle wire in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQbzgW-hbDg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8L_etiBGMc
Instructor
Amanda Ervin teaches electronics courses, ranging from synthesizers to sensor applications. She received her Combined Media MFA from The University at Albany in 2005 where her concentration was digital imaging, photography, and electronics. The focus of her artwork meanders through questions of identity politics and self representation, often awkwardly hitting nerves like sexuality and discrimination. Additionally, Amanda’s sound work has included performances at Dixon Place, Handmade Music at 3rd Ward, The Drunkard’s Wife at Rubulad, Galapogos Art Space, and Jack the Pelican Presents. She currently lives in Brooklyn, and works as a freelance retoucher and graphic designer and at SUNY Purchase digitizing and archiving artwork for scholarly research. See her work at http://pixelatedpoindextress.wordpress.com/
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