Sea Organ: Concrete Jetty Makes Music with Crashing Waves
The ocean already makes music of its own, but in one Croatian town, its natural sounds are enhanced with the help of an interactive jetty-turned-instrument called ‘Sea Organ.’ Created by ...
Tag: Installation & Sound
12 Scientific Sculptures: Intangible Data in Physical Form
Mathematical theorems, the physics of an object moving through space, and intangible scientific data are visualized three-dimensionally and made into works of art in these 12 sculptures and ...
Can’t Stop the Music: Submerged Turntable Plays Perfectly
What will become of all that humans have created when we're no longer on the planet to preserve it? This project by artist Evan Holm is both a nod to the grief that the mere thought of losing so ...
Human Harp: Suspension Cables on Bridge Make Music
A digital and mechanical module that fastens onto bridges and connects via retractable strings to a wearable suit creates a 'human harp,' a musical collaboration between the user and the bridge. ...
Sound in Sand: Complex Visualizations of Audio Frequencies
Grains of sand arrange themselves into complex geometric patterns according to audio frequencies in these fascinating resonance experiments by Youtube user Brusspup. The sand is sprinkled onto a ...
SoundTank: Mobile Sound System or Armored Vehicle?
You might think twice about approaching a neighbor to turn down their loud music if it were emanating from the SoundTank, a mobile audio system by Berlin-based artist Nik Nowak. The imposing ...
Laser-Cut Record: Music Etched Onto Slices of Wood
We already know what kind of music trees make when left to their own devices, and now we can make them sound the way we want. After developing a method for converting digital files into 3D ...
Lullaby Factory: Fanciful Installation for Children’s Hospital
Children at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital can enter a secret courtyard, stand beside a convoluted system of copper pipes and horns, and listen to the sound of soft lullabies. This musical ...
Mundane Music: The Sonification of Everyday Things
Exploring the world through sound is not limited to simply listening to the audio that's automatically produced by the people, nature and objects that surround us each day. For designer Dennis P. ...
