M HKA gaat digitaal

Met M HKA Ensembles zetten we onze eerste échte stappen in het digitale landschap. Ons doel is met behulp van nieuwe media de kunstwerken nog beter te kaderen dan we tot nu toe hebben kunnen doen.

We geven momenteel prioriteit aan smartphones en tablets, m.a.w. de in-museum-ervaring. Maar we zijn evenzeer hard aan het werk aan een veelzijdige desktop-versie. Tot het zover is vind je hier deze tussenversie.

M HKA goes digital

Embracing the possibilities of new media, M HKA is making a particular effort to share its knowledge and give art the framework it deserves.

We are currently focusing on the experience in the museum with this application for smartphones and tablets. In the future this will also lead to a versatile desktop version, which is now still in its construction phase.

Ensemble: R.p.M.

©image: Wim Van Eesbeek

REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE

In the 1970s, to create devices that take off vertically, Panamarenko concentrated his research on rotation speed and lifting power. Portable Air Transport (P.A.T. for short), a small, portable flying machine from 1969, is the earliest craft in this collection. Panamarenko here explored mechanics in greater depth and developed a series of compact but powerful Pastille Motors to power his rucksack helicopters. The name Pastille Motor refers to the round, flat shape reminiscent of a large aspirin. The engine must not weigh more than twelve kg, while five kilos of fuel should be sufficient for twenty minutes’ flying. The power mechanism in these rucksack devices continued to evolve over the years. The Super Pepto Bismo, for example, is powered by a series of short lift-propellers driven by small but powerful engines. In 1986, on the basis of an illustrated text from the early 1970s, Panamarenko built his pedal-driven Helikopter. During a trip to Peru in 1990, the artist decided to make a hover-car (K2) which, so as to be able to fly between the trees, had to be a craft without propellers and without wings.

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Works

> Panamarenko, Portable Air Transport I , 1969.Object, metal, plastic, wood, fishing-net, 24 x 50 x 96 cm.

> Panamarenko, Helikopter, 1973-1986.Object, plastic, metal, wood, felt, paint; along with a display case with various objects, 100 x 900 x 500 cm.

> Panamarenko, 100.000 Revoluties/Minute Jet Turbine [100,000 Revolutions/Minute Jet Turbine], 1976-1993.Object, mixed media, 60 x 40 cm, 42 x 18 x 5.5cm.

> Panamarenko, Rugzakvlucht 4KW, 1984.Object, mixed media, 71 x 73 x 52 cm (plinth: 100 x 40 x 45 cm).

> Panamarenko, Pastille Motor n°9, 1987.Object, metal, metal stand, 40 x 30 x 30 cm .

> Panamarenko, Pastille Motor n°5, 1987.Object, aluminium, metal, plastic, bakelite , 137 x 40 x 40 cm, 200 x 200 x 300 cm.

> Panamarenko, Le Garage des Alpes , 1989.Object, wood, metal , 116 x 258 x 136 cm, 45.5 x 143 x 84 cm .

> Panamarenko, K2. The 7000-Meter High Flying Jungle and Mountain Machine , 1991.Object, aluminium, styropor, polyurethane, nylon, kevlar, rubber, perspex, felt, 90 x 215 x 330 cm .

> Panamarenko, Maquette van Scimitar [Model of the Scimitar], 1992.Object, metal, rubber, nylon, tape, styropor, balsa, 56 x 220 x 113 cm .

> Panamarenko, Super Pepto Bismo, 1996.Object, twelve propellers, engine, electric ignition, drive belts, metal, leather belt, 100 x 150 x 80 cm.

> Panamarenko, Katapult Max [Catapult Max], 1997.Object, wood, metal, elastic rubber, nylon, felt, 200 x 300 cm.

> Panamarenko, Hazerug [Hareback], 1997.Object, motor, kevlar, expoxy, plastic, propeller, felt, metal, 90 x 70 x 50 cm.

> Panamarenko, Pepto Bismo, 2003.Object, bronze, 6 engines, propellers, 185 x 145 x 70 cm.

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