The Tompkins County Public Library will host Werner Sun for a lecture and workshop on mobile making, Wednesday, August 25 at 6:00 PM in the BorgWarner Community Room.
Sun, a research associate in physics at Cornell University, is the third scientist to be featured in the Library’s Art Behind the Scientist series. His exhibit, “Kinetic Sculpture” will be on display in the Library’s Avenue of the Friends through September 30.
During his lecture and workshop, participants will learn the simple concepts behind balancing mobiles and stabiles and have the opportunity to create their own mobiles. The lecture is free and open to the public; however, children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Sun studies elementary particles at Cornell’s synchrotron and at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland by day, but by night, he often burns the midnight oil designing and building mobiles and stabiles inspired by Sculptor Alexander Calder. His Library exhibit features mobiles ranging from miniature pieces to room-filling installations.
For more information about this program or exhibit, contact Sally Grubb at (607) 272-4557 extension 232 or sgrubb@tcpl.org.
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