SPIRALALALA transforms a spiral staircase into a vocal vortex

Just when you’re bored with digital media installations, something happens that gets you back to childlike wonder mode. And a magical staircase is a pretty good way to do that.

What culture, ritual will be like in the age of AI, as imagined by a Hacklab

Machine learning is presented variously as nightmare and panacea, gold rush and dystopia. But a group of artists hacking away at CTM Festival earlier this year did something else with it: they humanized it.

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2018

A giant-sized music box, made with digital tech and antique furniture

An oversized music box takes to the streets, packed in vintage furniture and cranked by passersby, in this Portuguese sound art piece.

Peter Kirn - September 27, 2017

Here’s how Mouse on Mars are using robots to expand their band

Peter Kirn - May 15, 2017

dadamachines is an open toolkit for making robotic musical instruments

Peter Kirn - March 29, 2017

Here’s a cool handheld drum machine you can build with Arduino

Peter Kirn - February 17, 2017

How one community was mapping the future of visuals this summer

Peter Kirn - September 28, 2016

Watch an orchestra of floppy and hard drives play Star Wars

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2016

Free pack connects Ableton to the physical world, Internet

Peter Kirn - March 24, 2016

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