For the famous Venice Carnival, the Venice Biennale has organized a special event for childrens called The garden of wonders. The Italian Pavillion has been prepared with a lot of rooms in which childrens can play with their creativity and enjoy a special carnival. One of these rooms has been dedicated to the music, and it's called Pianeti Sonori that means Planets sound.
Luca De Rosso and I created an installation for that room, with the help of Studio Camuffo who designed the big monsters.


The installation


Planets Sounds is an installation that allows children to play with some fantastic creatures inhabiting an unknown planet. These creatures are placed along the walls of the room and have different forms and characteristics. Each of them in fact has its own way of expressing themselves and their own voice. Children's play is to hit the monsters with an hammer in strategic places (eyes, mouth, nose) in order to discover the sounds their voices.
 

Development


Pianeti Sonori has been developed using:
Max MSP, an hacked keyboard and an electronic circuit.
 
 

Media coverage


Pianeti Sonori has been mentioned in this book:
A Touch of Code - Interactive Installations and Experiences