Aiko Groot’s kinetic sculpture appears to defy the laws of gravity. At one moment it is a solid stack of perfectly formed cylinders, at another glance these cylinders gently topple away from one another. The power to move these forms is gathered from the sun. The sculpture absorbs solar energy and moves in response to the changing levels of light in an unpredictable and ever-changing dance. Suitable for both outdoors and indoors, the artist has created the sculpture to also work through mains power supply.
Groot is an Auckland University Elam School of Fine Arts graduate. Stylistically Groot’s work has been likened to that of the great minimalists Donald Judd and Pol Bury. In conceptual terms he considers himself better described as a maximalist, in that he aims to imbue profoundly inorganic forms with multiple layers of organic complexities through movement. A master in his practise, he is renowned for his technical expertise in the creation of kinetic sculpture. His work has been exhibited throughout New Zealand and can be found in both public and private collections.