Jonathan Nangle
Trip the Light Fantastic is a solar-activated, generative sound installation. Solar panels on each of the 'bells' gather light, which is then converted to energy and stored. Once a certain threshold point has been reached, this energy is all released, driving a motor which causes the hammer to strike the bell. The piece relies entirely on the natural ambient light to create an ever-shifting soundscape.
Trip the Light Fantastic was commissioned by the Contemporary Music Centre for Culture Night 2011.
Trip the Light Fantastic
Trip the Light Fantastic is a solar activated, generative sound installation. Solar panels on each of the 'bells' gather light which is then converted to energy and stored.