Participants move through downward laser beams to trigger musical notes. This collaborative instrument can hang from a ceiling or use custom stands for an exterior installation, allowing several people to compose through movement together.
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Jen Lewin’s 2012 Chandelier Harp turns interruptions of laser beams into musical notes through custom sensors and circuitry. People can play together by moving beneath the chandelier. The studio describes both a ceiling-hung configuration and an exterior arrangement on custom stands, making the mounting choice an early part of defining the installation.
Which mounting configuration and participant area would the studio propose for this venue?
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An evening instrument at Queens Theatre
The studio’s Illuminate Adelaide event page places Chandelier Harp at Queens Theatre and describes collaborative play with laser sensors and retro synthesizers. The program offered free, all-ages evening access from 6 to 11. That presentation supplies a concrete programming precedent for combining an architectural setting with repeated opportunities to discover and play the instrument.
