Birgit Wright on wed 20 oct 10
nflower Seeds At the Tate Modern
Hi All=3D3B I have not heard any more about the Dust situation at the muse=
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=3D2C and the problem may well be porcelain grinding together. But after a =
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fetime of housework=3D2C Kids=3D2C workplace or at home=3D2C If you have t=
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ds of people wading through these seeds there will be a shower of pedestria=
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n Dust falling to the ground and drifting through the air from the mundane =
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sources that dust accumulates anywhere.
I just don't think that vacumning the seed display crossed anyones mind. A=
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y. Just my thoughts as to why this has occurred. Birgit Wright
> Date: Tue=3D2C 19 Oct 2010 23:17:25 -0700
> From: pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET
> Subject: Re: Update=3D2C RE: Millions of Hand-crafted Porcelain Sunflower=
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eeds At the Tate Modern
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
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> Hi Steve=3D2C all...
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> As you likely know=3D2C pressure radiates more or less to a distribution =
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> about 45 degrees to each side=3D2C or as a 'cone'=3D2C from where it is b=
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> applied...
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> One sees a tidy example of this in instances where a BB or bit of Gravel
> hits Glass hard enough - a little 'Cone' is blown out=3D2C radiating from=
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> point or application of force which had occurred.
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> One could have one's spread-Finger-Hand among the 'Seeds'=3D2C all day lo=
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> have people walk over it all day long=3D2C directly over it=3D2C and it w=
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not be
> any much for discomfort.
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> I do not see there being a condition which would permit the kind of hard
> friction or pressures needed=3D2C to mechanically decompose High Fire Por=
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> merely for a very few people on two days=3D2C and=3D2C a lot of people on=
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e of
> one day=3D2C walking on them.
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> Imagine Porcelain shards from smashed Pots say=3D2C small shards all=3D2C=
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> as a large six inch deep 'Carpet' of shards...and=3D2C people walking on =
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em.
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> Do we expect sudden=3D2C startling=3D2C dust-making decompositions occurr=
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> I do not=3D2C anyway.
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> Either the Artist lied about the degree of Fire=3D2C or the Tate is liein=
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> there is a minute degree of unexamined and entirely irrelevant truth=3D2C
> possibly relating to a lot of gumpers on the people-day=3D2C coming in wi=
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> of dust or dried fine Mud or something on their Shoes=3D2C and imparting =
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at to
> the exhibition.
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> No way the 'Seeds' would be making enough dust for anyone to notice=3D2C =
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> the condition and duration we were told.
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> Phil
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Slatin"
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> > Phil -- I suspect -- and this is just a speculation --
> > thaqt the reason for the dust is that the process of
> > people walking through the seeds involves lots of
> > friction (and even crushing) of the non-regular
> > porcelain surface of the seeds.
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> > If the seeds were perfectly flat=3D2C and smooth=3D2C and
> > didn't rub against one another=3D2C it'd be like walking
> > on porcelain tiles -- an experience that would be
> > unremarkable because the steps would leave no trace.
> >
> > But crunching down on a bed of rough-surfaced
> > nearly-perfect models of sunflower seeds? Lots of
> > friction=3D2C lots of dust=3D2C and the texture for the
> > visitor must be remarkable -- but with the experience
> > a little different for each visitor.
> >
> > Just my 2 pice ...
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> >
> > Steve Slatin --
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