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August 2014 – The power of water

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Lasse Johansson

“It is junk science”, their adversaries would say. And with a decision ruled beforehand, there was really no need to examine all the intricacies in detail. The electrochemists Martin Fleischmann (1927-2012) and Stanley Pons (1943-) had, in a long series … Continue reading →

July 2014 – The artist’s water

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Lasse Johansson

Like a painting, the water surface shimmers. Its low undulating forms, just slightly curved, one in front of another, has been shaped by the wind or a passing boat, and the water surface comes to life. Like the memory filtering … Continue reading →

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June 2014 – The dancing plumes

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Lasse Johansson

Swish, swish, swish, I have to run to escape the plumes of water cascading round and round over the small field. Innumerable water droplets journey together, upwards, upwards, then turning, falling, dissolving into a cloud of rain. Down below, the … Continue reading →

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February 2014 – The natural flowform

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Lasse Johansson

Powerful, the mass of water is rushing past me, a white blueish foaming torrent. Confined between the towering stone walls in the gorge, the river here has acquired a relentless quality, thrusting forward unstoppable. Making sure that I stand on … Continue reading →

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September 2013 – Water’s pulse

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Lasse Johansson

Swish, swoosh, swish, swoosh, in a rhythmic pattern, the water swings to and fro in the vessel, a “flowform”, originally conceived by the British anthroposophist John Wilkes (1930-2011) in 1970 and since then developed into many shapes. The incoming water … Continue reading →

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July 2013 – The rising seas

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Lasse Johansson

Slowly, almost imperceptibly, the water level rises. Where are we actually heading? What is the attractor of our present course? Where will we be, when water finds its new level? Our actions are like a small marble, rolling down a … Continue reading →

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June 2013 – The water jet dances

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Lasse Johansson

The jet of water ejects out of the nozzle in a continuous, steady flow. Directing my eyes towards the opening, there is not a trace of pulsation. Yet just slightly above, the dance has begun. As the upward movement is … Continue reading →

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March 2013 – Ink droplets falling in water

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Lasse Johansson

Water’s inherent tendency to form patterns can be observed as simple as with ink droplets falling into water (preferably in a container with flat walls). The impact of the droplet creates vaulting toroidal forms, vortexes resembling jellyfish, and finally, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Water Calendar 2013 | Tagged biomimicry, D'Arcy Thompson, emergence, flow visualization, ink droplets, ink images, pattern formation, Theodor Schwenk, vortex flow, water, water art, water research, water species | Comments Off

January 2013 – Self-organization

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Lasse Johansson

Self-organizing, seemingly out of nothing, the sand-water rolls appear. Where did they come from? The moment before, when the incoming stream reached its highest level and turned, there was only a flat surface of murky water. Self-organization means the spontaneous … Continue reading →

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