Origami Turntables
Simon Elvins is a graphic designer based in London. This is his website: http://www.simonelvins.com/ . A project to create sound using the most basic means possible. Paper Record Player Paper & vinyl – 400x330x280mm Fully working, manual record player made entirely of paper. To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction […]
A record player that plays slices of wood
Year ring data is translated into music, 2011. Modified turntable, computer, vvvv, camera, acrylic glass, veneer, approx. 90x50x50 cm. A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again […]