Spatial Vibrations (2021)

Spatial Vibrations is a physical interface that one rests their arm on, feeling vibrations from different points. It uses a newly devised spatial audio strategy known as haptic spatialization. Spatial Vibrations breaks down barriers of participation to spatial audio for hard of hearing and d/Deaf audiences, encouraging a more diverse and inclusive field.

Haptic spatialization is a method devised that is the creation of a spatial audio experience through physical touch. It is the spatialization of different feelings across the body through touch in a musical pattern. To explore this idea, the artist has created Spatial Vibrations, an instrument with four surface transducers that a person rests their arm on. The transducers vibrate separate from one another, where the participant feels the vibrations at different positions on their arm. Transducers have been used in this work as they are commonly used in other music/sound making contexts so they add to the musical/sound-art context of the work.

Photos by Andy Hockey