The “Modern Thinker” above is my Tesla coil sparks interpretation of Rodin’s classic statue the “Thinker”. It conveys the concept of the modern electrical age with the barrage of electrical interference in our lives. So much is happening and demanding our attention that it is difficult to “think”.
This is a Tesla coil with high voltage sparks coming from the end of a rotating rod. It looks dramatic in a long exposure exposure of 22 seconds. The first thing that came to my mind on seeing the photo was the Eye of Sauron.
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Long sparks from ignition coils plus a large mercury floodlight give interesting effects.
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