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The Sonic Spectacle of the Enhanced Body
Author(s) -
Goldemberg Eric
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2247
Subject(s) - studio , monad (category theory) , mode (computer interface) , focus (optics) , spectacle , musical , musical expression , human–computer interaction , aesthetics , computer science , affect (linguistics) , expression (computer science) , visual arts , sociology , art , communication , programming language , physics , political science , mathematics , discrete mathematics , law , optics , functor
Florida design practice MONAD Studio's focus is rhythmic affect at all scales. Having already experimented with 3D‐printed musical instruments, they embarked upon SONIFICA: a collaboration with interaction designer Anouk Wipprecht and the world's first ‘bionic’ pop singer, Viktoria Modesta. Sensors and actuators in a sonic bustier, and an integrated accelerometer in a prosthetic leg, transform Modesta into a living musical instrument. MONAD Studio cofounder Eric Goldemberg outlines how this was achieved and argues that it is reflective of a new mode of expression, defined and driven by transdisciplinarity.