Synphonica 0.4, 2025

Materials: Perspex, LED, aluminium profile and bespoke sound reactive circuit

Dimensions: 640 x 950 x 76mm

Commissioned by a private client in America

Synphonica 0.4 has two modes that can be selected via a switch on the side of the work. On the sound reactive mode the artwork uses a microphone to collect sound data and then converts it into a light animation. It responds to the sound that a viewer creates and also reacts to live or recorded music, changing over time creating a dynamic effect. On animation mode the piece has a digital fire effect as the work will be placed within a fireplace in my client’s home. The work is immediately engaging to a viewer as there is a direct relationship to the sound they are making and the lighting of the pieces creating an instant and playful connection between the viewer and the artwork.

Images and videography by David Wilman.