Interactive proof 06 / Responsive objects
Listener Geneva Index Dial
Four details of The Listener take turns in a brass viewing port. The driver keeps turning while the painting holds perfectly still.
The interaction
Wait for the click.
Drag the driver slider or focus it and use the arrow keys. Watch the brass pin catch a slot halfway through each turn.
- Rose
- Blue
- Ochre
- Yellow
Stop I. Rose and vermilion. The crop holds during the dwell.
The mechanism
The pin spends a quarter of each turn in a slot, moving the star by 90°. Between engagements the star locks in place, giving each detail time to be seen.
View the object concept ↗Browser simulation of a proposed object. A physical sample would still need checks for slot clearance, locking, and crop registration.