Björn Schülke — SV1 / Sound Voyager (2011)

A suspended structure turns light into energy for its movements and guitar strings. In SV1, or Sound Voyager, Björn Schülke brings solar cells, motors and sensors together in a kinetic sound sculpture.

Björn Schülke — SV1 / Sound Voyager (2011) — bitforms gallery

Björn Schülke — SV1 / Sound Voyager (2011)

A suspended structure turns light into energy for its movements and guitar strings. In SV1, or Sound Voyager, Björn Schülke brings solar cells, motors and sensors together in a kinetic sound sculpture.

The device evokes an observation instrument transformed into a strange autonomous creature. Technology leaves its utilitarian role to produce an uncertain presence, somewhere between listening and surveillance.

Video: bitforms gallery. Original source.