Hans Theys

Hans Theys is a twentieth-century philosopher and art historian. He has written and designed dozens of books on the works of contemporary artists and published hundreds of essays, interviews and reviews in books, catalogues and magazines. All his publications are based on actual collaborations and conversations with artists.

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Panamarenko

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ELF-zender [ELF-transmitter], 1986

Panamarenko

Object , 28 x 16 x 16.5 cm

copper, magnets, aluminium, copper wire

Frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 Hz. are referred to as 'extremely low frequencies' or ELF. The radio waves have a wavelength of 10.000 till 100.000 kilometres. Apart from the application of sending signals to submarines at great depth, ELF signals can be used to catch the natural fluctuations of Earth's electromagnetic field. Later, in his attic at the Biekorfstraat, Panamarenko starts a project he never completed, namely to construct a 'Sterrenvolger' (star follower), that should map the magnetic fields in the universe.

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