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Rafa\u0142 Zajko<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Sisyphus\u2019 by Rafa\u0142 Zajko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Zajko\u2019s kinetic art reflects his upbringing in post-communist Poland, intertwining personal memories with family history to explore the complexities of modernity, time, and technology. Zajko\u2019s kinetic sculpture \u2018Sisyphus\u2019 is a colossal pendulum that evokes a sense of exhaustion and monotony. We contemplate our disconnect from our own natural internal rhythms, as we feel like cogs in a mechanised world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Rafa\u0142\u2019s work on his website<\/a> or Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lucy Gregory<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018The Back Of My Eyelids\u2019 by Lucy Gregory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Lucy Gregory is a graduate of the Royal College of art, creating Kinetic sculptures that are activated by audience participation. Combining humour with the bodily, Gregory creates uncanny and bizarre sets – from kinetic kaleidoscopes to rotating legs, or clapping hands to giant pointing fingers. Her surreal sculptural collages complicate the relationship between materiality and virtuality, as they take a life of their own as misbehaving assemblages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Lucy\u2019s work on her website<\/a> or Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tobias Bradford<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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‘The Softness\u2019 by Tobias Bradford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Swedish born, Stockholm and London-based artist Tobias Bradford creates kinetic sculptural installations, blending elements from mechanical engineering, robotics, illusionism and puppetry. The artist expresses why his autonomous machines provoke a sense of uncanny and disembodiment: \u201cSimilarly to how a word can become absurd when uttered repeatedly, an action or a moment which is stuck in a loop can reveal some of the strangeness of everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Tobias\u2019 work on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hanfei<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Whispering\/\u5462\u5583\u4f4e\u8bed\u2019 by Hanfei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hanfei are a collective who create kinetic art by modernising mechanical approaches through metal and wood craftsmanship. They create work in the hopes of provoking the audience to feel a sense of nostalgia and curiosity, stimulating playfulness and joy. Their work \u2018Whispering\/\u5462\u5583\u4f4e\u8bed\u2019 uses the natural elements of wind and rain to strike the typewriter elements of the kinetic sculpture, simulating a poetic dialogue of whispers between nature and humanity within an evocative setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Hanfei\u2019s work on their website<\/a> or Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rie Nakajima<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Flat’ by Rie Nakajima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

London-based sculptor Rie Nakajima transforms indoor and outdoor spaces into auditory landscapes by blending motorized devices with everyday objects like rubbers, batteries, rulers, cans, and clock springs. Her kinetic installations often extend into live performances, introducing an element of chance where objects create a canon effect rather than moving simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Rie\u2019s work on her website<\/a> or Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nicky Assmann<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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