{"id":26,"date":"2014-12-12T14:19:47","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T19:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/dodeca\/"},"modified":"2015-10-28T16:07:06","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:07:06","slug":"dodeca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/dodeca\/","title":{"rendered":"Dod3ca"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>David Cihelna, Gabriel Weintraub<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>A large-scale sculptural color organ, with abstract sound and light emanating from within.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"www.gabeweintraub.com\">www.gabeweintraub.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26 gallery-columns-0 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1418592516_10845903_2969395714107_774865082623522379_n.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1418592516_10845903_2969395714107_774865082623522379_n-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"led 5 sided cube\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1418592516_10845903_2969395714107_774865082623522379_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1418592516_10845903_2969395714107_774865082623522379_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1418592516_10845903_2969395714107_774865082623522379_n.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<p>The notion of a &#8220;color organ&#8221; dates as far back as the late 16th century, when inventors first began designing machines that would produce modulated colored light in some manner that corresponded with a piece of music. I&#039;ve been fascinated by these devices for a long time, but I am not a musician, so I designed a device that would let me &#8220;play&#8221; the color, not the music. Using an array of momentary switches and pressure sensors, I&#039;ve created a controller that modulates color that emanates from within the device &ndash; the piece contains 12 separate channels of RGB LED strips &ndash; and that can be played as though it were a musical instrument. <\/p>\n<p>Since beginning this project, I&#039;ve also collaborated with David Cihelna on a pressure-sensitive MIDI controller. Because the control schemes are very similar, we&#039;ve chosen to combine the two projects in order to create a fully-fledged color organ that produces both color and sound and also integrates the experience of &#8220;performing&#8221; with a musical instrument.<\/p>\n<p>I&#039;ve also brought my experience as a sculptor to bear on this project. Historically, pipe organs, beyond being elaborate musical instruments, have incorporated  a great deal of sculptural and architectural acumen as part of their overall experience. In that vein, I&#039;ve presented my color organ in a sculptural form, taking a more contemporary geometric form that matches the characteristics of the LEDs it contains, but also incorporating fine woodworking like many musical instruments of the past.<\/p>\n<h3>Classes<\/h3>\n<p>Introduction to Physical Computing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Cihelna, Gabriel Weintraub A large-scale sculptural color organ, with abstract sound and light emanating from within. www.gabeweintraub.com Description The notion of a &#8220;color organ&#8221; dates as far back as the late 16th century, when inventors first began designing machines that would produce modulated colored light in some manner that corresponded with a piece of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/dodeca\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dod3ca<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16099,16100,335,12903,462],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-david-cihelna","category-gabriel-weintraub","category-introduction-to-physical-computing","category-jeffrey-feddersen","category-projects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3558,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions\/3558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}