Polynode
Elucidating the relationship between circular movement and sound
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Comprised of six custom-made aluminum rings equipped with 27,000 RGB pixels, Polynode traces points of light as they move around a circle. The mathematics of circular movement are foundational to the understanding of both time and sound, giving rise to concepts like periodic motion, wave motion, and harmonic oscillation. Since sound is a type of wave, the math of circular motion helps explain how sound waves behave.
Lumus Instruments has translated their research into the micro and macroscopic implications of orbital motion — from celestial bodies to quantum physics — into a hypnotic installation that makes evident the relationship between circular motion and rhythm, pitch, and loudness.