Plasma

This project started by imaganing what type of matter exists in outer space. How could we create a sort of energie-matter observable on earth. Plasma is the 4th state of matter, it composes 99% of the visible matter of our universe. On earth we can observe plasma throughout metorological phenomenas such as lighting strikes and the aurora borealis. Indeed these phenomenas take place in our magnetosphère at certain atmospheric pressions, when gases are being ionised and made them visible through their greenish and purple shades. The sun is also a giant ball of gas in a plasma state sending all sorts of electromagnetic, uv, cosmic énergie to it's neraby plantes.

Creating plasma on earth meant to create an artificial environnement to reproduce the atmospheric conditions and ionisation through a strong magnetic field. Inspiration came from 19th centuary scientific machines such as cathode tubes, Geissller or Crookes tubes which used different sorts of noble gases to create beams of light. In modern electronics we use these in cathode ray tubes for tv or our neon signs.

Cathode tube with magnet

Wimhurst Machine to observe lightning stikes

Geissler Tubes

Planeterrela de Birkland pour simuler les aurores boréales

Making of Zoryas with Teslacoils.ru in Saint Petresbourg, Russia in their amazing DIY plasma and high voltage lab! Testing the different mixes of nobel gas that change, as well as may other factors, according to the shapes of the glass sculptures i made with a scientifique glass blower.

Filling the glass sculpture at Tesla coil lab in Sankt Petersbourgh

Teslacoil lab