This bronze bowl filled with water has two handles on either side that hands can and must rub. To do this, you have to moisten your hands and rub them back and forth continuously over the two handles, applying a little pressure and doing so in opposite directions. That is to say, one hand slides away from the body, the other rubs towards it.
Patiently causing friction leads the bronze bowl to vibrate, and these vibrations in turn are transferred to the water. The secret of the Hüpfwasser lies in the special way of rubbing: an alternation of sliding and sustained movements – in opposite directions, evenly and jerkily – makes the water bubble.
About the artist
Idea: Traditionally from China Production: Christof Grosse
