The Electromechanical Solenoid Orchestra turned real-time weather and environmental data into a distributed mechanical performance.
The work explored how data systems can become physical, audible, and spatial rather than remaining abstract.
Environmental data is usually experienced through charts, dashboards, or reports. Those formats are informative, but distant.
The project asked how sensor data could be made perceptible as behavior in a room.
A network of sensors in Asia, the US, and Europe fed data into a generative 12-step musical system.
Custom electronics drove solenoid actuators in each module, turning remote environmental signals into physical rhythm.
The work was exhibited at the International Triennial of New Media Art at the National Art Museum in Beijing.
It remains an early example of a recurring theme in my work: translating invisible systems into physical interaction.