Charlie Murphy, Spontaneous Synapse, 2019, reformed glass burettes, tubing & stopcocks, aluminium scaffold, 3D printed brackets, retort stands, lab clamps, tourniquet tape, robotic lasers, 3D printed brackets, magic arms, cheese plates, 400 x 400 x250 cm

Robotic lasers, interface & bracketry by Robin Bussell Photo: Charlie Murphy

This installation uses refractive properties of reformed scientific glassware to create  a dramatic reimagining of neuronal activities. Robotic lasers are choreographed to trace  light pathways across a forest of glass neurons creating elaborate   caustic patterns of light evocative of the electric pulses of energy passing across networks of braincells.

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Long exposure of spontaneous synapse installation at The Lowry, 2020

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'spontaneous synapse' 2019 image and robotic lasers created by Robin Bussell

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Charlie Murphy 'spontaneous synapse' 2019

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Charlie Murphy 'spontaneous synapse' 2018 coloured borosilicate glass and lights

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Long exposure of spontaneous synapse installation at The Lowry, 2020