The concept of the project
The Metaphase Sound Machine is a kind of homage to the ideas of the American physicist Nick Herbert who in the 1970s has created both Metaphase Typewriter (Fig. 1) and Quantum Metaphone (a speech synthesizer).
https://vimeo.com/113585792
Pseudo turntable.
Manual or autonomous glitch controller.
Expressive abstract paintings convertor.
https://vimeo.com/101466144
This electro-mechanical drawing machine is an homage to the American artist Jackson Pollock who worked in the style of abstract expressionism.
https://vimeo.com/185463033
The object itself is a robot with a rotating stereo microphone, which tends to activate with the help of a motor towards the loudest sounds in the surrounding space. It also has 2 speakers to present the results.
https://vimeo.com/186749758
I think of this device as a hybrid machine, which combines a kinetic sound sculpture and a unique controller/tool. It bases on the concept of some small phenomenon being adapted, raised and automatized.
https://vimeo.com/200816794