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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzQJ8vEladE&ab_channel=ByungkyuLee Anthesizer, ‘Ant’ + ‘Synthesizer’, is a sound installation that transforms the activity of ants within their nest into a dynamic soundscape and LED sequence, akin to a conductor orchestrating a symphony. At the heart of the installation lies a network of optic sensors delicately embedded within the tubing connecting each chamber of the ant colony. As worker ants pass …
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April 13, 2024 REDCAT @ Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex KarmetiK Orchestra is a collection of emerging LA artists from global backgrounds creating contemporary music. Sitar, Hindustani vocalists, tabla, and bansuri flute performers are mixed with Western classical, African, and electronic musicians. Directed by Dr. Ajay Kapur, head of Music Technology at CalArts, the group features compositions and performances by …
Aditi. Taken from Sanskrit, Aditi means ‘boundless and limitless’. This name honors the goddess of the sky and fertility in the Hindu Religion. This is a showcase of a robotic piece of art built in the Mechatronic Art class taught by Dr. Ajay Kapur. It is a mesmerizing box containing 15 kinetic pieces dynamically interacting with its audience through Lidar …
Ben Schultz Ono; a plushy spherical device (i.e. stress ball) that allows users to creatively experience the power of music anywhere, with anyone. Users are given the ability to harness their musical creativity through squeezing, whirling, throwing and twirling it. This current prototype consists of an Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, WiFi Microcontroller, FSR sensor and a Battery housed within a custom …
Luisa Pinzon Cash Loans USA Inspired by the Páramo ecosystem, a rare and fragile natural treasure found in only 3 countries, this art installation aims to evoke a sense of peace and serenity while raising awareness about the human impact on this vital environment. Preserving these ecosystems often requires significant financial resources. Local communities directly affected can play a crucial …
McLean J. Macionis Where Is The Quiet? was a mixed-media installation that utilized immersive experience design and mechatronics for the purpose of improving individual and communal wellness as well as increasing connectivity to the natural world. Individuals interacted with the installation by watching a film projected onto a pair of perpendicular walls and listening to an original musical score played …
McLean J. Macionis Sansa is an extended sansula, a hyper-instrument that is similar in design and functionality to a kalimba or thumb piano. At the heart of this interface is a series of sensors that are used to augment the tone and expand the performance capacity of the instrument. The sensor data is further exploited through the use of the …
Michaella Moon Rain road is based on the storybook, Rain Road, written by Michaella Moon and illustrated by Joanne Kim. The story follows the character Jane. Jane worries about her crops in the drought but manages to find a way to convince their friend Cloud to help them water their crops. As they skip along the dry desert; Cloud, overflowing …
Feedback Loops, All The Way Down is an exploration of feedback loops and limited audience participation in an enclosed environment. The name comes from a mantra repeated in order to center and calm me down when I become overwhelmed by anxiety. The universe is a series of complex and interconnected feedback loops that influence every aspect of our lives and …