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It comes as no shock that we remember things that surprise and fascinate us.  Back in my days as a graduate student in fine arts, I was determined to exploit that very human tendency in creating nature-inspired artworks meant to evoke deep-seated memories and a personalized sense of déjà vu. My first work along those lines involved creating a rail of ice with a central channel that carried heated air:  The idea was to create a situation that reminded people of hot/cold experiences, such as the heat of a campfire on a cold night or the warmth of the sun atop a snow-capped mountain.   That project started me down a long path that eventually led me to create waterfall systems that use large quantities of precisely controlled droplets of water to "paint" kinetic graphics, logos and text - a concept I've continued to perfect through the past 30 years. So far, these systems have mostly been used to display commercial messages at trade shows.  It all makes sense:  As deployed by exhibitors looking to amaze attendees (and by a handful of other high-profile commercial and public clients as well), the effect is meant to dominate a setting and attract maximum attention.  To date, I've designed, programmed and installed more than 100 of these exhibits worldwide.   We've done some special events as well, including an installation seen by 24 million people who visited Atlanta's Centennial Park during the 1996 Olympics and, ten years later, another display celebrating the 60th anniversary of the coronation of

It comes as no shock that we remember things that surprise and fascinate us.  Back in my days as a graduate student in fine arts, I was determined to exploit that very human tendency in creating nature-inspired artworks meant to evoke deep-seated memories and a personalized sense of déjà vu. My first work along those lines involved creating a rail of ice with a central channel that carried heated air:  The idea was to create a situation that reminded people of hot/cold experiences, such as the heat of a campfire on a cold night or the warmth of the sun atop a snow-capped mountain.   That project started me down a long path that eventually led me to create waterfall systems that use large quantities of precisely controlled droplets of water to "paint" kinetic graphics, logos and text - a concept I've continued to perfect through the past 30 years. So far, these systems have mostly been used to display commercial messages at trade shows.  It all makes sense:  As deployed by exhibitors looking to amaze attendees (and by a handful of other high-profile commercial and public clients as well), the effect is meant to dominate a setting and attract maximum attention.  To date, I've designed, programmed and installed more than 100 of these exhibits worldwide.   We've done some special events as well, including an installation seen by 24 million people who visited Atlanta's Centennial Park during the 1996 Olympics and, ten years later, another display celebrating the 60th anniversary of the coronation of