Project 4: Generative Form – Looking Outwards
When you see an idea you’ve been playing with executed by someone else (who happens to absolutely nail it), it’s always pretty satisfying. Such a project is Andy Huntington and Drew Allan’s Cylinder, which is a set of digitally fabricated physical representations of sound input. Having wanted to do some sort of buildable model based on music for some time now, it’s really nice to see these guys pull it off with some seriously nice looking objects. (via generator.x)
Another similar physical realization of sound is Daniel Widrig and Shajay Booshan’s Binaural Object. This, in my opinion, is a little less visually stunning than Cylinder, but still maintains the same spiky qualities and looks great. Reminds me of the blood slides from Dexter.
Playing devil’s advocate for a moment, I’m interested to ask you for a more balanced critique of these pieces. Yes — without question — these are lovely projects, and the creators have good skils, but: do you really believe that the artist “nailed it”? That is to say — are these pieces the “final word” in visualizing sound in a physical/sculptural form. I’d like to hear your opinion about how these could be improved, or any shortcomings you can identify, leaving aside whether or not you yourself have the skills (yet) to make something that addresses those shortcomings.