Electrum (sculpture)

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 meters (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 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]

Electrum
Electrum during testing at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard. Eric Orr sits within the electrode at top.
ArtistEric Orr and Greg Leyh
Year1998
Dimensions1150 cm (450 in)
OwnerAlan Gibbs

References
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