Abstract

Sound Art Installation with Artificial Muscles

(Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, January 21, 2015)

The latest sound art installation of Belgian artist Aernoudt Jacobs has been made using technology developed at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa). It is currently on show at the “Kontinuum” exhibition at the IM ERSTEN gallery in Vienna. Inside the artwork, there’s a membrane made of electroactive polymers, also known as "artificial muscles". It generates both reflections and sounds. The exhibition is part of the art research project "Liquid Things" at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Jacobs has worked for over ten years with sound installations that combine physical phenomena with an artistic representation. In the artwork on show in Vienna, movement and sound are combined, resulting in an unconventional yet tangible echo effect.



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