Signalling cell
Audio-reactive video Installation/Sound
If specific sound frequencies can influence cells in our body, to what extent are we then formed by the sound that is surrounding us? Aim of the project was to create a space for listening to individual frequencies, to perceive their effect on one’s mind and body.
Drawing from biology, our bodies respond to different cues by activating feedback mechanisms
to maintain a stable internal state. Feedback mechanisms begin when there is an external stimulus that leads to changes away from the set point, that triggers the correct feedback loop. This works by the communication of cells between each other called cell signalling. Inspired by this phenomena, I was working with subwoofers to visualise the feedback between a speaker
and a microphone on a water surface. I created a cell-like looking visual responding to the visitor’s interaction,
to the external stimulus.
The installation consists of a projection of the water surface which is captured by a web camera.
A hanging microphone in the centre of the space is creating feedback with the speaker. The sound of the feedback is generating cymatic shapes on the water surface. When visitors of the installation manipulate with the microphone they will change the sound and thereby influence the projected visuals.
Signalling cell is an installation developed for the Art Machines Festival in Utrecht, 7 December 2022. The concept was inspired by a workshop on sound feedback conducted by Edwin van der Heide, hosted by Creative Coding Utrecht.
Drawing from biology, our bodies respond to different cues by activating feedback mechanisms
to maintain a stable internal state. Feedback mechanisms begin when there is an external stimulus that leads to changes away from the set point, that triggers the correct feedback loop. This works by the communication of cells between each other called cell signalling. Inspired by this phenomena, I was working with subwoofers to visualise the feedback between a speaker
and a microphone on a water surface. I created a cell-like looking visual responding to the visitor’s interaction,
to the external stimulus.
The installation consists of a projection of the water surface which is captured by a web camera.
A hanging microphone in the centre of the space is creating feedback with the speaker. The sound of the feedback is generating cymatic shapes on the water surface. When visitors of the installation manipulate with the microphone they will change the sound and thereby influence the projected visuals.
Signalling cell is an installation developed for the Art Machines Festival in Utrecht, 7 December 2022. The concept was inspired by a workshop on sound feedback conducted by Edwin van der Heide, hosted by Creative Coding Utrecht.
Visitors interacting with the installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBGuWHo1-GI