A collaboration with artist Di Mainstone, the Whimsichord was a major research project that culminated in a performance at the Barbican in 2012.
Modules that could attach to the body were connected to wall-mounted landing pads via a retractable string. This meant that a performing "movician" could interact and create sound by attaching the module to themselves and moving around. When the string moved back and forth, sound was created.
Each module had its own character which was signified through the sounds it made. These characters were developed through workshops with the movicians.
Role:
- Creative development
- Hardware creation, testing and firmware programming
- Wireless network topology design
- SuperCollider programming
- Sound design
Check more of Di's amazing work here:
http://dimainstone.com/