SonOrb
expected 2010
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
A permanent sound installation/ instrument that is used by kids in the Klankspeeltuin which is part of the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam.
The SonOrb soundinstallation works with the basic concept of identifying physical objects, spheres, with specific sounds. By interacting with these spheres (lifting, carying, placing, rotating) kids can make the sounds of the spheres audible and then modify those sounds.
Previous sound installations realized by Edo Paulus for the Klankspeeltuin and currently in use:
XenaX
KosmiX
Support:
This project is being realized with support from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB) and the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.
A permanent sound installation/ instrument that is used by kids in the Klankspeeltuin which is part of the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam.
The SonOrb soundinstallation works with the basic concept of identifying physical objects, spheres, with specific sounds. By interacting with these spheres (lifting, carying, placing, rotating) kids can make the sounds of the spheres audible and then modify those sounds.
Previous sound installations realized by Edo Paulus for the Klankspeeltuin and currently in use:
XenaX
KosmiX
Support:
This project is being realized with support from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB) and the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.
Overview of the SonOrb.
Close-up of six columns on a platform with two balls.
Platform with five of the six columns removed to show part of the electronics.
Close-up of the cavity in the top of a column. Three bearings, a color- and proximity sensor are visible.
Active spheres are illuminated by the columns.
prototype
prototype