Restless Equilibrium

Linnea Ekelhof

Restless Equilibrium is a tribute to the concept of “Vector Equilibrium” explained by Buckminster Fuller in a famous video.

Restless Equilibrium is a kinetic sculpture that uses tensegrity (“The structures established by tensegrity are thus stabilized, not by the resistance of each of their constituents, but by the distribution and balance of mechanical stresses throughout the structure”) while playing with the structure using stepper motors on 3 of the axes.

Linnea Ekelöf

Linnea Ekelöf is a Swedish artist who lives and works in Barcelona.
She recently graduated from the Beaux-Arts in Le Mans (specializing in mechatronics).
The sculpture’s movements benefited from the help of choreographer Maria Donata D’Urso (one of whose choreographies uses this same “self-supporting” form).