2023 ~ ongoing · real-time granular synthesis audio and particle system visual generator
The Granulator & Particle Instrument was created for my sound sculpture and installation series interrogating the entanglement of material, language, meaning, and the sensory. Initially developed in Max to run on a computer, it generates real-time particle visualizers built from textual language alongside granular synthesis of speech recordings.
To transition toward a self-contained setup, the system was rewritten in C/C++ to run directly on a Raspberry Pi equipped with dedicated audio HATs. This embedded design provides a more reliable, sustainable, and standalone solution that operates without reliance on proprietary software.
Raspberry Pi based Granulator & Particle Instrument
2025. Brass, paint, reflective mylar film, video projection, and transducer / installation for Granulator & Particle Instrument
SuN & mOOn is a sculpture formulated through an entanglement of material, letters, sound, and light. A video projection of the word 'sun' and 'moon' in various languages is cast onto the brass sculpture and scattered by the mylar film onto the gallery wall. Sound emerges directly from the brass sculpture through a transducer, which vibrates the sculpture itself to produce resonance.
waterFALL
2025. Aluminum, paint, reflective mylar film, video projection, and transducer / installation for Granulator & Particle Instrument
waterFALL is a sculpture formulated through an entanglement of material, letters, sound, and light. A video projection of the word 'waterfall' in various languages is cast onto the aluminum sculpture with downward motion, scattered by the mylar film onto the gallery wall. Sound emerges directly from the aluminum sculpture through a transducer, which vibrates the sculpture itself to produce resonance.
Hello. hEllo! heLLo? hellO
2023. Myler Film, Projection, Multi-channel speaker system / installation for Granulator & Particle Instrument
Video recording and editing: Alvis Mosely
letters - light - speech - sound - meaning - material
Hello. hEllo! heLLo? hellO is an audio-visual installation that attempts to blur the boundary between language and material. Visuals of the word 'Hello' in various languages are projected on the mylar film, which gets scattered around the space. Speech recordings smoothly transform between the boundary of language perceivable and textural sound spread out in space.
