Kinetic Art by Tim Elverston & Ruth Whiting
Mobiles for the Future
The future
of kinetic art
is analog
As humanity races for more compute, we believe the keys to inspiration, peace, and beauty are found not in sensors, motors and actuators, but in the vast sophistication of the natural world itself.
Powered by
the invisible
Instead of dominating our atmosphere, our kinetic sculptures come alive because of it, and move within it. Our work reveals the omnipresent, perpetual flow of nature's energy and information. Observers are reminded that the best things are free.
Ruth Whiting and Tim Elverston
Site-specific kinetic sculpture
Scaled to the volume, tuned to the light, and designed for decades of reliable, low-maintenance operation.
We have major permanent installations in offices, resorts, healthcare environments, academic institutions, and corporate headquarters. We welcome inquiries from art consultants, facilities directors, and commissioning committees working on significant public spaces.
Motion, color, and beautiful details
Animated spaces
Large-scale kinetic sculpture commissions
Public mobiles animate static architecture when visitors need it most. The motion of our work has no memory, no arrival, no program. The sculptures listen and reveal ambient energy flow like leaves in wind.
Silence in motion
Our installations make no sound. Perfect balance, precision tolerances, and incredibly low friction mean that although they are in continuous motion, they remain completely silent.
Tested Beauty
Our designs have proven themselves over many years. Every decision we make has to do, not only with beauty, but also with reliability and service life. No motors, no maintenance cycle. The work is alive because the building is occupied and breathing.
Oh wow, it actually moves
Unlike so many other mobiles, these are always actually moving, reacting to the slightest airflow. The friction in our work has been relentlessly removed. Our movement is Phenomenological, more like a river or a field of grasses.
Structural Loads
Our indoor kinetic sculptures come from the world of flight. The weights we work with are negligible. We don't add any significant structural loads, nor do we need to tap into electricity. We can install into virtually any overhead structure without any modifications.
Always in-flow
Like an indoor ocean of color, they are beautifully consistent, and ever-changing.
Connections
A lot of thought is spent on our connection technologies.
Here, panels of sheet stainless steel are joined without welding or glues.
Always new, always familiar
Every piece we install considers both visitors and the people who work with it on a daily basis.
Similar to living near a body of water, our work is an invitation to get lost in observation. It invites being noticed but never demands it.
Moving Color
A proprietary process of archival oil paints allows us to create refined palettes that are precisely customized for our clients.
Ruth Whiting has a rigorous fine arts background. Although she has trained in the ways of the old masters, her work is steeped in her own modern passion and fire. View Ruth's portfolio here.
Studio vibrant
Brush marks are layered to produce rich color-filled surfaces that change dramatically as the light shifts.
Archival Decisions
Pure transparent pigments are chosen for optimal light-fastness and long-term durability.
High Tech Handmade
Made by hands
We are a handmade technology company. We produce exquisite objects with our hands. Our art is process design.
Atmosphere for architecture
Mobiles and air-responsive sculptures that bring continuous, unhurried movement to atria, lobbies, and civic environments.
Made here
Everything we make is custom-designed and fabricated from high-tech raw materials — sourced from U.S. manufacturers. All details and elements are unique to our work and not found anywhere else in the world.