A hypnotists spiral in a rear-projected shadow box. A metal disc with a smithed hub runs slightly out of true on a bent axle, a bare bulb sits close behind it, and the shadow falls on a translucent screen. The buildings power is bad.
Why it does not read as a loop
- The bulb is a real light source — close behind the hub, so it falls off hard toward the corners and the shadows soften with distance from it: crisp at the hub, broad and smoky at the ends of the arms.
- The disc is a physical object — it tips once per turn on its bent axle and dishes so the arm ends bend back toward the bulb.
- The mains are failing — a simulated tungsten filament on bad supply, following real distribution faults: voltage sags, recloser trips, the slow thermal recovery of a hot filament.
Nothing is on a timer, so it never repeats. Runs unattended for hours.
Ships with the Raspberry Pi kiosk files, so it can boot straight to fullscreen on a dedicated screen.
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