A sonic prosthetic enabling the exploration of sound through movement.
Commission
Di and Tim Murray Browne were commissioned to create Serendiptichord for 2009 Creativity & Cognition, Berkeley Art Museum, California, supported by Queen Mary University of London.
Experience
The result of a cross-disciplinary investigation spanning fashion, technology, music and dance, the Serendiptichord is a wearable musical instrument that entices the user to explore a soundscape through touch and movement. This curious device is housed in a bespoke box and viewed as part of a performance. Unpacked and explored on and around the body the Serendiptichord only reveals its full potential through the intrepid curiosity of its wearer. Adhering to the body like an extended limb, this device is best described as a choreophonic prosthetic. Referencing the architectural silhouette of a musical instrument and the soft fabrication of fashion and upholstery, it is designed to entice the wearer to explore its surface through touch, physical manipulation and expressive movement. Although this acoustic device can be mastered alone, it also holds subtle openings for group interaction.
Tour
Kinetica Art Fair, London
Swap Meet, The Barbican
Victoria & Albert Museum
Digital Shoreditch, Village Underground
INSPACE Gallery, Edinburgh
The Sweden National Touring Theatre
The Guthman New Musical Instrument Competition, Atlanta, Georgia
Partners
Berkeley Art Museum
Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London
