Raindrop
McClymont, Alistair (2013) Raindrop. [Artefact]
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| Creators/Authors: | McClymont, Alistair |
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| Abstract: | Raindrop is based on an experiment at the University of Manchester in the early 1970s performed by C. P. R Saunders and B. S. Wong. This installation, developed from Saunders and Wong’s research paper is positioned as a continuation and development from their original work. The machine was developed over a two year long process of experimentation, from the moment Saunders gave McClymont a copy of the research paper and the artist subsequently visited the laboratory in Manchester. Raindrop is a unique machine, using the same principle as the original experiment. The installation includes a human who must replace the drop as it evaporates, injecting a new drop into the machine with a syringe. Each drop exists in free-fall for up to an hour, falling and behaving exactly like a real raindrop. The machine blows air upwards and captures the drop in a vertical wind tunnel, standing beside it you are allowed to witness a singular raindrop falling continuously beside you. "Raindrop comprises a machine built to allow a drop of water to hover in mid air. Viewing this translucent, jewel-like object instils a very bodily sense of unease. Arrested in free-fall, its form mechanically maintained in a seeming repudiation of basic physics, the stationary raindrop throws us off balance, making us feel as though we were plummeting to the ground in its place." - Tom Morton |
| Official URL: | https://www.alistairmcclymont.com/artwork/raindrop |
| Output Type: | Artefact |
| Additional Information: | Shown at: |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sculpture, performance |
| Media of Output: | wood, fibreglass, aluminium honeycomb, steel mesh, fan, water |
| Schools and Departments: | School of Design > Communication Design |
| Dates: | Date Date Type 8 September 2013 Completed |
| Output ID: | 10678 |
| Deposited By: | Alistair McClymont |
| Deposited On: | 26 Mar 2026 09:11 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2026 09:11 |

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