Light Shaker 3.2.B by Jenn Figg & Matthew McCormack

Light Shaker 3.2.B is a hand-held percussive light instrument that illuminates when shaken without batteries or external power. The form is hand blown, cut, and polished. The custom interior harness harvests human energy using piezo technology.

Real-time visualization of energy is a driving theme in our collaborative research project, Human Interaction, Energy Harvesting, and Lumia. We are inspired by Moholy-Nagy light play, specifically, Lichtspiele, that creates "light-space-time continuity in the synthesis of motion." Our Kinetic Light Instruments function similarly and are a futuristic extension of these fundamental ideas with the added focus of human energy harvesting. Originally conceived as tools to visualize the exuberant energy of drummers and percussionists, they operate as an antidote both to the stress inducing strobes of authority vehicles and the sedative effects of television. These techno-cultural reimagined objects are inspired by traditional instruments, including seed shakers and rain sticks. In the shakers and rattles, we construct unique piezo wiring harnesses to demonstrate complex energy relationships. Kinetic Light Instruments are interactive, sensorial sculptures that connect performers and audiences in a new way with human generated light by merging the materials of light and sound, directly connecting these phenomena with movements of the body.

We create instruments and objects that harness human-generated kinetic energy to sustain connection, communication, and creativity, as conduits for participants to project their own energy out as light. This real time visualization of energy is a reminder of the power we each possess to create positive change and beauty in the world.

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