Commissioned by Sonos, Light House is an interactive light and sound responsive installation created by NY’s SoftLab that responds in real-time to Sonos components. The installation is constructed of a grid of 600 fluorescent light tubes at varying heights and lengths to create an interior volume.
Sound is gathered from Sonos components in 4 channels through Max/MSP and sent to Processing where various behaviors are programmed to respond to the amplitude of the 4 channels. The state of each bulb is then sent to an array of arduino boards that control custom built chips with relays for each individual bulb. Each custom design board has relays for 10 bulbs on each side. These boards are controlled in total by 15 arduino boards forming the data “spine” of the installation. See more in the video interview by Cool Hunting embedded below.
The piece is currently at Sonos Studio in LA from July 25th to August 25th so you only have 4 more days to check it out.
See also: Missing by The xx – Spatializing Sound with Sonos and Playground Installation for Sonos Studio at SXSW
