User:FluffyDunlop/Proposal
Impression of the sculpture
Impression of the sculpture
Impression of a space where the impulse is take and placed
Impression of a space where the impulse is take and placed
The project is about visualization acoustics in various spaces. It will give the viewer a object to look at and perceive the room acoustics in a different way. The idea is that an impulse response is played and recorded in a space. With the information of the response a complex sculpture is created to visualize the acoustic properties of that space. The sculpture will be calculated and constructed in a 3d object by a computer and made into a physical object. The way the transition of a 3d model to a physical one is conceived needs to be determent. There are more ways of doing this and the size of the sculptures has a huge role in this. The sculpture is then put back in the space as it was floating death center of the space, and a picture is taken.
An impulse response is a method to calculate the reverb of a certain space. Trough the playback and recording of frequencies ranging from 0hz to 50kHz the resonating properties and thus the reverberant character of the space is calculated.
The professional use of this type of measuring normally results in a waterfall like diagram. With this project I’m aiming at a more natural way of representing the space. The sound originates from the centre of the room and the reflections are measured in every direction. This results in an explosion like sculpture.
Waterfall like diagram of a Impulse response (measured in dB and Frequency)
Waterfall like diagram of a Impulse response (measured in dB and Frequency)
These pictures and one sculpture will be presented at the exhibition. The pictures will be framed and put on a wall with description of the process. One sculpture will be made with the impulse response of the exhibition room. The pictures and sculpture are there to represent the unseen visual character of the acoustics of that place.
Depending on the size of the room where the impulse response is taken, the size of the sculpture may be different. Bigger rooms have a larger reverb so the sculpture is bigger. I’m aiming at impulse responses from common rooms, toilets, bathrooms, classrooms and larger places like churches or halls.
Depending of the size of the sculpture the sculpture is either 3d printed or cnc’ed out of Styrofoam. To enhance the visualisation and to obscure any blemishes that occur during the process a coating of paint is applied.
The viewer will first see the object floating mid-air in the exhibition space. And see the pictures on the wall of similar sculptures, by reading the explanation of the project it should come clear why the sculptures are made and what they represent.