Stone Balancer comes to Sherborne

Adrian Gray, Dorset's finest exponent of the art (science?) of Stone Balancing, visited Sherborne today where he created some miraculous but temporary sculptures from balanced stones on the lawn outside the Headmaster's office. Perplexed onlookers watched awhile; it has to be seen to be believed.

How does it work?
All the stones are balanced, strictly without the aid of adhesive, pins or computer manipulation. They remain in place through the natural force of gravity and friction. 'Nature's glue' sustains them in these seemingly impossible positions and it is the capricious natural forces of wind or waves that returns them to obscurity.

'The most beautiful thing one can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all Art and Science' (Einstein).


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Posted: Friday, May 7, 2010