The most sophisticated and advanced prototype of the Airharp to date is in the process of making and consists of seven colours with four variations of each colour totalling 28 different sound elements. The sound is triggered by touch using silver plated conductive thread that is wrapped around plated textile threads connected to the touch sensor Thrill Craft and Bela Standard programmed beforehand through Pure Data. The inner circle measures 40cm in diameter is currently being made in a wood workshop. Extended out 80cm from the inner circle are the musical drawings/threads in space considering the scale of the human body. Frederica Vieira Campos will compose and play sections of music using hand gestures. Being free in 360 degrees movement to compose and play music we envision this to be installed and played in a space by visitors with no prior knowledge of playing the harp instrument.
By exploring the energy fields in and around the human body so called chakras, Frederica Vieira Campos has for this prototype used the frequency of each chakra as a bass note and intuitively decided on a chord (harmony) for each colour. The following chakras correspond to a distinct colour and frequency;
Root MULADHARA represented in the colour red - 432 hz LA
Sacral SWADISTHANA represented in the colour orange - 80hz SI
Solar Plexus MANIPURA represented in the colour yellow - 528hz DO
Heart ANATHA represented in the colour green - 954 hz RE
Throat VISHUDDHA represented in the colour blue - 672hz MI
Third Eye AJNA represented in the colour Indigo - 720 hz FA
Crown SAHASRAPA represented in the colour violet - 678 hz SOL
Medium: Linen, Silver plated conductive thread, wool, cashmere, Bela standard, Thrill craft
Size: 200 x 200 x 12 (cm)
The most sophisticated and advanced prototype of the Airharp to date is in the process of making and consists of seven colours with four variations of each colour totalling 28 different sound elements. The sound is triggered by touch using silver plated conductive thread that is wrapped around plated textile threads connected to the touch sensor Thrill Craft and Bela Standard programmed beforehand through Pure Data. The inner circle measures 40cm in diameter is currently being made in a wood workshop. Extended out 80cm from the inner circle are the musical drawings/threads in space considering the scale of the human body. Frederica Vieira Campos will compose and play sections of music using hand gestures. Being free in 360 degrees movement to compose and play music we envision this to be installed and played in a space by visitors with no prior knowledge of playing the harp instrument.
By exploring the energy fields in and around the human body so called chakras, Frederica Vieira Campos has for this prototype used the frequency of each chakra as a bass note and intuitively decided on a chord (harmony) for each colour. The following chakras correspond to a distinct colour and frequency;
Root MULADHARA represented in the colour red - 432 hz LA
Sacral SWADISTHANA represented in the colour orange - 80hz SI
Solar Plexus MANIPURA represented in the colour yellow - 528hz DO
Heart ANATHA represented in the colour green - 954 hz RE
Throat VISHUDDHA represented in the colour blue - 672hz MI
Third Eye AJNA represented in the colour Indigo - 720 hz FA
Crown SAHASRAPA represented in the colour violet - 678 hz SOL
Medium: Linen, Silver plated conductive thread, wool, cashmere, Bela standard, Thrill craft
Size: 200 x 200 x 12 (cm)
In the Colour reference library at the RCA I found Armfields Harmonic Colour Compass while browsing the collection of colour references. He made a simple colour wheel and developed a language between colour and harmony in music. These simple experiments are played with Frederica on the harp. Even though we intend to plays contemporary pieces using experimentation accompanied by intuition in the final AIR HARP installation I saw these as minimised experiments.
DOMINANT SEVENTH MAJOR AND MINOR
MAJOR TONALITY
MAJOR TRIAD
MINOR TRIAD
SEVENTH MAJOR