I have developed several sound-oriented installations out of my instrument building practice, often inviting participants to compose or create.
Sound installations
Vactrols
This interactive installation was presented at the Old Truman Brewery as part of Hackoustic Village, November 2017. Visitors were invited to explore a darkened room with interactive hand-held devices, created especially for the occasion. While holding down a button, the torch measured the intensity of light wherever it was pointed, which was translated into tangible…
Interactive Augmented Gamelan
Sound and light installation in which audience members were invited to compose for an electronic gamelan ensemble, presented at Hackoustic Festival 2016
Outdoor projects
In 2017 I developed several new instruments for Planted Symphony in the Great British Gardens, in collaboration with Drake Music and Arts and Gardens. I also presented Paramecium Song (a piece based on Living Instruments by We Spoke/Hackuarium) as part of Companion Planting at Goldsmiths University.
Light Recorders
Light Recorders are handheld devices created to explore different ways of accessing sound art and multi-sensory experiences.