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A hunt through thrift stores, basements, flea markets, and estates, provided pots and pans, colanders, knives, forks, and spoons, percolators, graters, egg beaters, mashers, and any number of fascinating lightweight aluminum cookware. A bicycle wheel provided the bearings and the hub. The piece spins quite rapidly in heavy winds, gently in a breeze, and is still when calm. "Cooking Up A Storm" changes constantly according to weather and light. It has a different presence when sunny or cloudy. Sunlight reflects off of shiny metallic surfaces. Perforations seen against the sky create patterns. LED lights create an inner glow at night, peeping out of cavities and through perforations, creating yet another presence in the evening. It is never static, and it encourages interactive play by passersby. "Cooking Up A Storm" can be spun by hand, the masher twirled, and the egg beater beaten.
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