Electrum (sculpture)
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| Electrum | |
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 Electrum during testing at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard. Eric Orr sits within the electrode at top. | |
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| Artist | Eric Orr and Greg Leyh |
| Year | 1998 |
| Dimensions | 1150 cm (450 in) |
| Owner | Alan Gibbs |
Electrum or Electrum (for Len Lye) (Len Lye being a New Zealand artist), is a 1998 sculpture by Eric Orr and Greg Leyh built around the world's largest Tesla coil.[1] The coil stands 11.5 metres (37 feet) in height, operates at power levels up to 130,000 watts, and produces 3 million volts on its spherical top terminal.[2] The sculpture is currently installed in a private area at Gibbs Farm in Kaukapakapa in New Zealand, a sculpture park art collection of businessman Alan Gibbs.[3][4][5][6] The top, spherical electrode of the sculpture is large enough to hold a human.[7] The piece was the subject of a 2000 documentary, "Electrum: Science as Art" and the 2011 documentary Lightning Dreams, by Alberta Chu.[8][9]
