Signal Lumineux

This 1958 project was conducted by a man named, Panayiotis "Takis" Vassilakis in London not too long after he took up sculpting. This self-taught artist started a 'Signals' series which would become one of the most influential projects he ever did. Four years in the making, Takis would sculpt together some tall, wiry metal objects, combined with found metal objects, making them responsive to even the slightest change in the surround environment including, gust or winds. So in doing so, Takis would also sometimes add lights or vibrating rods to make chimes as these sculptures swayed back and forth. The 'Signals' series finished in 1958 and first exhibited in the Hanover Gallery in London. It was one of the first pieces of art to incorporate music into visual art.