Klangformen
A wall of shapes that plays sound when you touch it.
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Klangformen (Sound Forms) is an interactive wall installation in which geometric shapes are transformed into musical instruments. Each shape is touch-sensitive; touching it triggers a corresponding sound — tone, rhythm, texture.
The electronics are built around capacitive sensing: no buttons, no screens, just the material surface responding to the presence of a hand. The sounds are generated in real time, so the wall is always slightly different depending on how you play it.
The piece was designed for a school environment, where it has been used both as a free-play instrument and in structured music lessons.