Sonic Stretch is an instrument that can be played alone, or in collaboration with up to four different participants.
By using force on textile surfaces that are connected to an Arduino by conductive yarn, the object produces sounds that are never constant, and directly linked to the amount of strength put into the distortion of the fabric. Framed by a metal construction, the textile elements get activated through pulling, pushing, turning and stretching.
The four Lycra textiles can be used either alone or together, creating space for a dialogue between the individual bodies, the processed force, and the material itself. Furthermore, active listening and observation of each others movements plays a key factor in experiencing the Sonic Stretch as well.
Sonic Stretch was created through a collaboration between the University of Applied Arts and the Institute forComposition, Music Theory and Music History at the University of Arts in Graz, and is a collaboration with Julia Hahnl and Benedikt Alph.
Sonic Stretch was part of the “Building instruments – musical bastards” concert at the MUMUTH in Graz, Austria
Photo Credits
Left & Middle Bottom: ©Lucija Novak
Right & Middle Top: ©Benedikt Alph