Paper Life
an interactive sound installation
Paper Life is an interactive sound installation.
It offers visitors an occasion to express themselves freely
through a microphone and interact with a high sheet of paper.
Once someone inputs some sound through the microphone
different kind of feedbacks will occur according to
pitch, amplitude and frequency content of the input :
- A sonic feedback as the input is filtered and delayed through a speaker.
This simple echo makes the visitor engage with the installation
in a simple and playful way. - The sheet of paper will also "respond" by a set of sine waves
produced by transduction. - According to amplitude of the input a fan will occasionally switch on
and a woofer speaker will make the paper physically vibrate. - Finally three digitally controlled solenoid valves will drip colored water according to frequency content of the input, giving a visual feedback.
It's Jackson Pollock meets David Tudor!
While changing sound into visual and tangible events, the piece of paper works as a memory of all the interactions of the visitors.