»Inspired by the
research by John Le Conte, Rudolph Koenig and August
Kundt, the pioneers of research on the influence of
sound on the fire, Heinrich Rubens drilled 200 little
holes in a 4 metres long metal tube and filled it with
flammable gas in his workshop in 1904. When he ignited
the gas, it burned evenly, but when he let a sound
through one end of the tube, he noticed that the flame
created a constant wave which was long exactly as the
wavelength of the sound he let through the tube. The
sculptor Jaka Mihelič has re-created THE RUBENS' TUBE.
This unique event at the opening of the festival
Lighting guerrilla will feature the Rubens' tube
flaming to the sounds of the 2227 band.
JAKA MIHELIČ
(1972) graduated in sculpture at ALUO in Ljubljana. In
2003 he finished the post-graduate study of art
restoration at the department of art restoration at
ALUO. After the study he worked as a restorer and
taught at the School of photography and design in
Ljubljana as well. He also worked as a TV and event
host, an anchor-man at the Radio Študent, while in the
meantime he was exploring different materials
(plaster, X-ray scans, iron and others) and created
many exhibitions. His unique Katabrank bicycles, that
take most of his time lately, won him presence at
different selected exhibitions, among others at the
Biennale of industrial design. KATABRANK BICYCLES are
true riding sculptures and until now he's created 26
of those bicycles. His works are presented at home and
abroad as well.