Slow Dance - Craft Pine
By Jeff Lieberman
“Slow dance” is a picture frame that makes real objects appear to move in slow motion. By taking advantage of the limits of human visual perception, this optical illusion sculpture appears to be doing the impossible — right before your eyes. Slow Dance combines technology, science, and art, in order to remind us of the natural mystery, beauty, and wonder that surround us every day.
Ebonized Ash
Craft Pine
Light Pine
€429,00
Ways to mount:
Standing
With feet
Wall mounted
Free delivery on EU orders
Original design
1-year warranty
Slow Dance makes things move in ways you never thought possible. For all those who love mystery, beauty, and wonder.
4 UNIQUE ILLUSIONS.
SLOW DANCE
In this mode the object appears to move in slow motion.
SUPER SLOW DANCE
The object appears to move in ultra slow motion.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Looks like the object starts as one, and splits into two parts before reforming.
POP AND LOCK
The object looks like it jumps through space, like a 1930s slow motion movie!
4 UNIQUE ILLUSIONS.
SLOW DANCE
In this mode the object appears to move in slow motion.
SUPER SLOW DANCE
The object appears to move in ultra slow motion.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Looks like the object starts as one, and splits into two parts before reforming.
POP AND LOCK
The object looks like it jumps through space, like a 1930s slow motion movie!
AS SEEN ON
”This looks like pure magic.”
”One for every room in existence, please.”
”You want to stare at it for hours.”
”Could be the lava lamp for a new generation.”
”This slow-motion machine is so stunning we almost don’t want to tell you how it works.”
”Undoubtedly one of [Jeff’s] most impressive creations.”
USING SCIENCE TO CREATE MAGIC
Slow Dance combines high speed strobe lights with high-speed vibrations, creating a stunning visual illusion.
With strobe lights blinking 80 times a second, your eyes cannot even see that they are blinking - the light looks continuous.
By synchronising the strobes to the vibration of objects (created with the magnets and central electromagnet), we create the visual illusion of those objects moving in slow motion.
ORIGINAL ART BY JEFF LIEBERMAN
When my closest friend from college Eric was marrying my new friend Emily, I considered it the time to give them a once-in-a-lifetime gift. They were both dancers, and so I immediately thought about creating something where two ‘opposites’ danced with one another.
I had been playing for years with techniques that allowed me to use high-speed stroboscopy to make things look like they were moving in slow motion. But after weeks of hand-designing dozens of objects that might vibrate in interesting ways, I was stuck — none of them had the wondrous impact I was searching for.
Somehow they didn’t surprise me enough as a viewer to create impact. I went for a frustrated walk around the block of my office thinking “What is missing? Why can’t I design something that looks incredible to see moving in slow motion?” Lost in thought, a branch hit me in the face. I looked at the branch.It was a Eureka moment.
That pine branch was more beautiful than anything I as a person could design, and had evolved over millions of years to vibrate in the wind. I looked all around the environment — branches, flowers, feathers and more — with a sense of awe suddenly realizing that nature had designed millions of artifacts more beautiful than I ever would. And using what I knew, I could make them look like they were dancing impossibly, in slow motion.
GOT QUESTIONS?
How loud is it?
Incredibly quiet. The loudest thing is the object itself moving through the air, and the magnets can be adjusted to change the 'volume' of movement, so if you make the movement very large, it will create more noise. We can't hear a feather from 10 feet away in a quiet room. For the techies out there, we estimate it's around 30dB.
Is it safe to touch?
Yes! Please touch it! If you touch the objects you will feel the secret that your eyes cannot see - that they are vibrating very quickly (80 times back and forth every second). It's a fun way to discover the illusion. The electromagnet is totally safe to touch as it is all at very low voltage and strength. It's fun for all ages.
What kinds of things can i put into Slow dance
Since the slow motion effect depends on vibrating objects very quickly, light objects that vibrate repeatedly work the best. So far we’ve found the best things are feathers, plants, and flowers. That said, we’ve also seen custom origami, bent wire, even googly eyes(!) in the mix, and look forward to many more surprises!
Customer Reviews
Great product. Real eye-catcher for your interior. Curious how a peacock feather will look. Keep up the creativity Jeff!
Wonderful piece of art and the same relax therapy. Highly recommendation.
I never thought I would enjoy it as much as I do. Experimenting with different things has been super fun. Sadly most plants and flowers tend not to live for more than a day because the vibration is too much for them. But that’s what makes it fun to go searching for more and feathers are always a true win. I’ve ordered a variety of different feathers on Amazon with more color and different shapes
Sometimes you see something and think you have to have it only to ultimately be disappointed when it arrives. That is not the case here. It’s an amazing piece of art that I am endlessly entertained with. It’s well worth the price and I’m sort of surprised it isn’t more expensive. Count me as a huge fan of Jeff and I’m hoping he comes out with something new one day. I’ll be a buyer for sure.
Don’t be fooled into thinking lower priced knockoffs are the same. This is the original. Sturdy, well built, and EXTREMELY quiet. That was probably one of my biggest concerns when I bought it. The tiniest amount of surrounding ambient noise will drown out any humming that it makes and even then, you have to put your ear right next to it to hear anything. Let’s not take away what it was made for though. It’s so mesmerizing to watch. The first one I bought was for a gift. I’m now waiting on 2 more that I purchased for myself.
Slow Dance - Craft Pine
Hi there,
I absolutely love the concept and execution of the product itself, it is a mesmerizing illusion. However, I am in a quandry as the power wire stick out like an eyesore when i hang it on the wall(the power outlet is 4 feet below). If support has any ideas on how to properly hide the wire or some other workaround, i'd love to hear it.
Hi Sidharth -
Thanks for your review, and appreciate what you're referring to — we had looked into battery options for a long time but couldn't justify the added cost and complexity. There's three main ways people deal with the plug. The first is by using the fabric cable included in the accessories kit — it should look much nicer than the normal AC adapter, and is color tuned to fit the model (white for the light and craft pine models, and black for the ebonized ash model).
Secondly, with more investment of time, you can make a small hole just behind the bottom of the frame, and snake the ac adapter cable from your plug behind the wall up to the unit. This is the cleanest option but requires more work.
Finally, you can get cable covers for wall use, called a cable raceway. Cheap, not quite as clean as wiring inside the wall, but should greatly clean it up. Please let us know if you need further assistance cleaning it up!
-Jeff
For the person who has it all, this is a unique and interesting gift!
Slow Dance - Craft Pine
Slow Dance - Craft Pine