Atomised 2007

‘Atomised’ is a kinetic sculpture which automatically assembles a figure in space, piece by piece where it remains for a period of time. The sculpture is based on the concept that we are made up of atoms which come together to form us for a period of time and that. when we die they disassemble and become part of something else, continuing to exist in another form. ‘Atomised’ shows a figure being created, existing for a brief moment suspended in time and space, before coming apart again.

“Jim Bond explores the fascinating puzzles of mimicry and simulation by designing kinetic sculptures that invite us to reflect on how the human body is put together: literally so. Atomised uses a clever machine to synthesise a body from parts barely recognizable as such” - Simon Schaffer - Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at The University of Cambridge

Film - John Coombes