exploratorium

Exhibits

COLLECTIONS

Cybernetic Serendipity

The Computer and the Arts

Cybernetic Serendipity exhibited the creative use of computers for visual art, music, dance and interactive experiences. It was groundbreaking and received much acclaim in Europe and then again in the United States when it was shown at the Corcoran in 1969, and later at the Exploratorium, opening October 17, 1969 (the first year that the Exploratorium was open).

  • 1969
Albert

A mechanical object may seem alive if it responds to you.

Where:   This exhibit is not currently on view.
Dioximoirekinesis

A kinetic pattern seems to move as a visitor's viewpoint shifts.

Where:   This exhibit is not currently on view.
Drawing Board

Draw hypnotically flowing patterns with a swinging table, and watch friction cause the patterns to slowly shrink along a spiral path. 

Where:   Osher Gallery 1: Human Phenomenon
Harmonograms

Ivan Moscovich created these harmonograms with a twin-pendulum Harmonograph. The spirals, ellipses, and figure eights are graphical records of the swinging pendulums.

Where:   Osher Gallery 1: Human Phenomenon