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Alternative Alternative Energy: Moth Generator
[Demonstration of Magnetic Moth Polarity], ©2007
by Christine Chin, 24"h x 30"w, Archival Pigment Print
Alternative Alternative Energy: Moth Generator [Single Moth Test]
©2007 by Christine Chin, 24"h x 30"w, Archival Pigment Print
Alternative Alternative Energy: Moth Generator [Model In Site]
©2008 by Christine Chin, 24"h x 36"w, Archival Pigment Print
ARTIST STATEMENT
Alternative Alternative Energy, or A[2]E, is a fictional company that invests in energy generation projects that are more creative, and perhaps more controversial, than the familiar choices of wind, sun, and hydrogen. Using the persuasive power of the photograph, A[2]E strives to make these proposed projects possible in the minds of viewers, thereby encouraging the viewer to envision an entirely new energy future.
A[2]E's Moth Generator uses moths to generate electricity. The moths in the generator are fed a high iron diet and polarized, which results in magnetized moths. The moths are induced to fly alternately from one side of the generator to the other using their innate attraction to light. The flight of magnetized moths past conductive coils generates current in the same manner as an alternating current generator. While a single moth would only create a small charge, the millions of moths in the generator create a significant output.
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