December 15, 2004
Spatial Sounds
Just don't get too close!
Spatial Sounds (100dB bei 100km/h), by Dutch artists Marnix de Nijs and Edwin van der Heide, is an engine-powered installation with a speaker mounted onto a several meters long rotating arm.
The loudspeaker holds sensors and constantly scans for the public in the room like a radar. This information is processed by a computer that sends sound effects back to the loudspeaker, and in turn these sound effects react to the presence and movements of the watchers. The more the public plays with the installation, the more active it becomes. But if the public interacts in excess with the system, the system goes wild and begins to rotate at a speed that can reach 100 km/h. A deafening sound and the airflow created by the centrifugal movement of the loudspeaker make the public step away.
"Spatial Sounds" reminds us of the engaging attraction we feel towards our technologies and how physically and emotionally vulnerable we are to those powerful devices that are everywhere and have been created by us. (Posted by Régine Debatty)
Posted by Regine at December 15, 2004 10:43 AM
