Naum Gabo made this captivating electrostatic ballet for his young daughter. It is pictured below at Tate St Ives as part of the remarkable exhibit dedicated to the life and work of Gabo .
His daughter demonstrates how it works in the video below.
This week TateShots met Nina Williams, daughter of Naum Gabo, who showed us how to use 'Constructivist Ballet', a toy her father made for her during World War II. The item is a toy created by the sculptor for his only daughter Nina, who was born in the midst of the turbulent years of the World War II.