Resonance
Niels Bohr Institute
Copenhagen, Denmark
2024
Resonance, 2024
Coated glass sphere, aluminum profile, wood,
sensors, speaker, cables, electronics
Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark
Resonance (2024) is an artwork that reacts to the detection of gravitational wave events, produced by the cosmic collisions of black holes or neutron stars. Upon receiving real-time alerts, it generates a soundscape shaped by the current physical characteristics of its immediate surroundings.
Equipped with multiple sensors, the artwork collects information from its environment that shapes the sound it produces when an alert is received, emitted through a speaker housed within a glass sphere.
The artwork remains partially hidden until certain conditions are met. It is as if gravitational ripples from deep space momentarily disturb its stillness, awakening the piece and prompting it to emit sound waves.
Resonance was developed during the 2024 Art & Science residency organized by the STRONG Group, a research team at the Niels Bohr International Academy dedicated to gravitational wave astronomy and strong-field gravity. The piece receives real-time alerts about candidate events from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration.
It is on permanent display at the historical NBI building.
Equipped with multiple sensors, the artwork collects information from its environment that shapes the sound it produces when an alert is received, emitted through a speaker housed within a glass sphere.
The artwork remains partially hidden until certain conditions are met. It is as if gravitational ripples from deep space momentarily disturb its stillness, awakening the piece and prompting it to emit sound waves.
Resonance was developed during the 2024 Art & Science residency organized by the STRONG Group, a research team at the Niels Bohr International Academy dedicated to gravitational wave astronomy and strong-field gravity. The piece receives real-time alerts about candidate events from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration.
It is on permanent display at the historical NBI building.
