Let Me Hear The Colour
Sound and Light
Sound and Light are measured on the same spectrum - frequency Hz.
I wanted to create a piece that could help people who are colour-blind to feel and experience the presence of colour somehow. My response to this problem was to have fruits and vegetables lined up in a colour-coded row. The user then touches any piece of fruit/vegetable that will produce the frequency of the colour translated into sound, allowing you to hear the colour.
Banana Piano
There is something so appealing about the aesthetic in this photo showing such a harsh juxtaposition we are not used to seeing, combining organic materials with electrical objects. I thought this picture quite accurately captured my project; it was in no way neat and tidy much like this process. In this project I used the idea of the classic “Banana Piano” project often made when learning Arduino, but with my own twist.
The art I enjoy making most is ephemeral. I find every time I make an ephemeral piece, I learn a new lesson about life and time. After poking and pressing on bananas, I have witnessed their colour, shape, and feel change drastically within hours. I think people forget that we are living, energetic beings, extremely different from all the stark, rigid, technology that surrounds us. We are sensitive, and not perfect, and there is only so much pressing and pushing a person can take. In a way it is almost like the bananas at a point say they have had enough and will not cooperate anymore. The reality is that we live in a society that does not completely tolerate when your body and mind need a break.
Code Used for Arduino
Light and Sound Spectrum
Research & Design Thinking
I have personally had positive experiences with meditation and sound healing. Tibetan singing bowls and crystal sound bowls can be effective in raising frequencies to create feelings of peace and calm. I wanted to explore sound further to design a similar experience for others - a sensory vacation if you will. Seeing that sound and colour are measured on the same spectrum, I was curious to play with different ways of experiencing frequencies. Hearing colour through sound became the focus of my project.
“Crystals, such as quartz, can be tapped for electricity using a piezoelectric (mechanical energy discharge) method. By securing the crystal and subjecting it to direct force with a permanent magnet, a detectable amount of electricity is released. This technology is used in cigarette lighters and gas grill ignition buttons; the unit requires no battery cell to operate.” -https://sciencing.com/use-crystals-generate-electricity-6729045.html
Seeing the Kirlian photography. I questioned what frequencies I exposed myself to that could be impacting my personal vibrational frequency. Experimenting with my food seemed like the perfect opportunity.
