Discovery through making: the world of artists

There are some amazing artists working in the realm of pneumatics/inflatables/capillary action. Here are a few examples of ones I found particularly intriguing. 

Capillary Action - Compressed 02 by Kim Pimmel

Conceptually this could be an inflatable structure. 

Alleyway Abode: 4-Foot-Narrow Live/Work Writer's Studio

E.A.T. - Experiments in Art and Technology, Pepsi Pavillion for Expo '70, working with Japanese artist Nakaya. This pavillion uses fog, but the principle of air-water-gas applies - a continually changing structure. Nakaya designed the system to respond to and accommodate the changes in environmental conditions such as humidity and wind 

 

Lieven Standaert with his Aeromodeller2 is working with inflatables. Aeromodeller2 is a zero-emission airship that never needs to land to refuel and is self-sufficient in terms of its capability to replenish its energy in a renewable way. I appreciate Standaert's approach to this project, and his motivation for experimentation, which stems from the process of exploration rather than budgets and timelines. He is also using both air and water for his experiments at the level of the working model.