ABSTRACT This article discusses the design and implementation of theTquencer, a tangible musical sequencer device. The tangibleinteraction paradigm for musical sequencers has been exploredpreviously trough the arrangement of simple tangible tokenswithin time-based […]
ABSTRACTStreet art opens a new, broad research field in the context ofurban communication and sound aesthetics in public space.The primary focus of this article is the relevance and effectsof using sound technologies […]
ABSTRACTIn this paper we discuss a modular instrument system for musical expression consisting of multiple devices using string detection, sound synthesis and wireless communication. The design of the system allows for different physical […]
ABSTRACTThe development of new approaches to instrumentality during the decade of 1960 contributed to the dual perception of instruments as scores. For many performers, the instrument became the score of what they […]
AbstractIn this paper the art installation “Tangible Scores” is presented,laying emphasis on its design decisions, featuresand constraints. In order to explain the important relationshipbetween physicality and artistic expression, the conceptof “performative materiality” […]
A Tangible Musical Sequencer Using Overlays The Tquencer is a tangible musical sequencer device, developed by Martin Kaltenbrunner and Jens Vetter. It introduces several physical design elements that allow the development of […]
designing musical instruments for grey parrots Funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF (PEEK AR349-G24)Initiated by alien productions in collaboration with ARGE Papageienschutz. metamusic aims to develop interactive sound installations and electronic […]
Sculpting Sonic Expression into Musical Artifacts Funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, Programm zur Entwicklung und Erschließung der Künste (PEEK AR99-G24 October 2017 – March 2022). Description The aim of this […]
This artistic thesis investigates the artistic and philosophical consequences of understanding musical instruments as artifacts embodying a score. In other words, it explores the extent to which musical instruments can be perceived […]