Robot flowers that flex and blossom are one of the highlights at this year's Kinetica Museum's exhibition in London. The kinetic movement mixes technology, science and art to create eye-catching and interactive pieces for both children and adults.

High tech art impresses London

These robot flowers respond to light and dark just like the real thing. As your hand passes the light sensors the petals unfurl, just as they would open to face the morning sun.

Diane Harris, Kinetica Museum, London, said, "So Justin Godyer's Adaptive Bloom is an interactive work and it sets flowers in motion, so you are almost like controlling the light and the dark. And you become the sun and the night by your hand gesture."

This is one of over 30 works being showcased at a private space in east London. The Kinetica Museum hosts an annual art fair promoting the world of Kinetic art - where science and technology meet the art world.

Many of the pieces in Kinetica invite audience participation, but some just make compulsive viewing.

These microscopic, magnetic, mechanical works by a French artist seem to defy gravity. The cogs spin around the mirrored surface as if by magic. Beneath the surface a spinning motorised magnet within a glass jar reveals the secret to the trick.

There isn't much soothing about this piece named "Limbo", but it is addictive to watch the table tennis ball trapped in perpetual motion, but never getting anywhere.

Alexander Berchert, Kinetic artist, said, "I got inspired originally by a lady bug crawling up my hand and everybody has done this before, just to place a hand in front of it and again and again and the bug just seems to keep moving without ever getting anywhere. I found this very interesting, I thought I'd like to represent that mechanically," says Berchert.

Like all Kinetic artists, he gets inspiration from the genius behind everyday objects and claims even a toaster can fascinate him.

Although the showcase is not yet open to the public, viewings can be arranged by appointment at the moment, and all items will be on auction to raise funds for the Kinetica Museum itself, a Non-Profit Organization.

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