The Flying Key

2014
120cm (width), 80 cm (height), 120 cm (depth).
Metal, acrylic, electric motor, mechanical parts, electrical parts.

This project, inspired by the smooth flight of a bird, consists of a spinning key with wings, fitted in the ceiling.

 

It is constructed from 20 feathers like elements, starting from larger to smaller lengths. The designed mechanism pulls each feather more or less depending on each feather length.

The harmonized movement of each rotating cam fluently moves each feather one after another, similar to a wave.