SPIRIT PHONE
Pine, Velvet, Brass, AM/FM Receiver, Microcontroller
2024
"Spirit Phone" is an interactive sound sculpture taking cues from the 19th century American spiritualist movement, and its magical thinking about new technology and its place in the spiritual landscape. Building off of the ideas of Thomas Edison’s own incomplete Spirit Phone, this work allows viewers to engage with the whimsical proposition of such a device, as well as potentially receive their own calls from the other side.
2024
"Spirit Phone" is an interactive sound sculpture taking cues from the 19th century American spiritualist movement, and its magical thinking about new technology and its place in the spiritual landscape. Building off of the ideas of Thomas Edison’s own incomplete Spirit Phone, this work allows viewers to engage with the whimsical proposition of such a device, as well as potentially receive their own calls from the other side.