Category Archives: design
The Gravity Ring
The Gravity Ring was originally envisioned for Bjork’s Biophilia project. I met her and Michel Gondry at the MIT Media Lab when they were looking for people and inspirations for a 3D film based on Bjork’s Biophilia concepts. Concept 1
The Gravity Ring
The Gravity Ring was originally envisioned for Bjork’s Biophilia project. I met her and Michel Gondry at the MIT Media Lab when they were looking for people and inspirations for a 3D film based on Bjork’s Biophilia concepts. Concept 1
Gravity Ring Choreographer
We knew what the musical notes would be. But spatially, they could be arranged in millions of ways. So I wrote this simulator to help me visualize the patterns and decide on the proper choreography. Click the image below to
Gravity Ring Choreographer
We knew what the musical notes would be. But spatially, they could be arranged in millions of ways. So I wrote this simulator to help me visualize the patterns and decide on the proper choreography. Click the image below to
Water Harp
This was a project for Björk, who had asked me to explore instruments that harness forces of nature. I chose to start with water, or gravity and surface tension, to be more precise. The idea was to use water’s insistent
Water Harp
This was a project for Björk, who had asked me to explore instruments that harness forces of nature. I chose to start with water, or gravity and surface tension, to be more precise. The idea was to use water’s insistent
Minor Adventures in Harmonics
While at the MIT Media Lab I created a magneto-acoustic instrument that used electromagnets to set 31 piano strings vibrating at precise frequencies. I found each string could be played in all of its harmonic modes, and in the unstable
Minor Adventures in Harmonics
While at the MIT Media Lab I created a magneto-acoustic instrument that used electromagnets to set 31 piano strings vibrating at precise frequencies. I found each string could be played in all of its harmonic modes, and in the unstable
The Whirly-Bot
The Whirly-Bot looks like a massive, trembling turbine and sounds like sniffing a thousand magic markers all at once. It creates voice-like music using a sound-producing physical phenomenon not used in any other musical instrument. The sound is created by
The Whirly-Bot
The Whirly-Bot looks like a massive, trembling turbine and sounds like sniffing a thousand magic markers all at once. It creates voice-like music using a sound-producing physical phenomenon not used in any other musical instrument. The sound is created by
Honey I Shrunk Red Hook
There are some invisible walls between the varied populations of Red Hook. Would those walls disappear if we shrunk everyone down? In the summer of 2009, Laura Arena of Lucky Gallery asked Luis Blackaller and I to create an installation
Honey I Shrunk Red Hook
There are some invisible walls between the varied populations of Red Hook. Would those walls disappear if we shrunk everyone down? In the summer of 2009, Laura Arena of Lucky Gallery asked Luis Blackaller and I to create an installation
The Blo-Bot
What has 6 legs, 4 elbows, no head, and hoots as winsomely as a lovestruck pygmy? The Blo-bot is my first robot for Ensemble Robot. It’s a tetrahedron of pneumatic cylinders and modified organ pipes that makes music as it
The Blo-Bot
What has 6 legs, 4 elbows, no head, and hoots as winsomely as a lovestruck pygmy? The Blo-bot is my first robot for Ensemble Robot. It’s a tetrahedron of pneumatic cylinders and modified organ pipes that makes music as it
Falling off the Robot Wagon
I said I wouldn’t do it. But I couldn’t stay away. The hours, the expense, the stress of watching level-0 prototypes in high-profile performances, holding my breath waiting for them to embarrassingly malfunction onstage. But I miss the people. So
Falling off the Robot Wagon
I said I wouldn’t do it. But I couldn’t stay away. The hours, the expense, the stress of watching level-0 prototypes in high-profile performances, holding my breath waiting for them to embarrassingly malfunction onstage. But I miss the people. So
