The works of ::vtol:: are situated at the intersection of sound, robotics, and installation.

Central to his practice are the relationships between emergent systems and technological synthesis. He frequently develops minimalist arrangements in which minimal stimuli give rise to complex behavioral patterns, and in which material, movement, and sound coalesce into open, constantly evolving systems.

triangulator—a kinetic sound sculpture in which movement and sound enter into a closely coupled relationship—is exemplary of this strategic approach. The work consists of two interacting objects whose behavior is determined by electromagnetic impulses.

A pendulum equipped with permanent magnets is set into oscillation by the magnetic field of an electromagnet; while the lower magnet drives the motion, a magnetic field sensor detects changes in the magnetic field of the upper magnet and interprets them as motion data, which a sound-generating algorithm then uses to modulate an audio signal. This creates a dynamic system in which physical forces and digital processes interlock. Small shifts in the course of movement affect the sound.

Characteristic of the triangulator is a state of permanent approximation: the system continuously strives for equilibrium, oscillating between acceleration and decay, between order and unpredictability, between deviation and stabilization.

Against this backdrop, the title “triangulator” reads as a conceptual framework: it refers to the expansion of the relationship between movement and sound through a third element, the mediating apparatus. This triangulation translates movement into data and keeps everything in a state of constant adjustment.