DR. DOPPLERS MACHINE

DR. DOPPLERS MACHINE explores spatialization using the Doppler Effect. The installation is a “persistence of hearing robot”, think of “persistence of vision” (POV) and apply this to sound. It is a 2 meter wide spinning stereo speaker system in which sound fed in is distorted via the Doppler effect of speeds up to 500 rpm. At this speed DR. DOPPLERS MACHINE is able to create 16 virtual speakers per second allowing the work to be hyper spatial. By adjusting timed audio pulses, the audio seems to be moving in any direction of the circular rotation. Light pulses stretching along each arm create a separation between vision and hearing further enhancing the sonic effect. The mind does not fully understand why a sound can be in opposition to the light and while the conscious mind can see and hear it the unconscious mind fixates inducing a subtle mesmerizing experience.