After bringing interactive sidewalk tiles to the Mesa Arts Center in Arizona with Mesa Musical Shadows, Quebecoise design collective Daily tous les jours (DTLJ) returns with their ongoing project, a large-scale interactive set of musical swings. The Swings: An Exercise in Musical Cooperation, in which each swing emits the sounds of a different musical instrument, was installed at Plaza de Cesar Chavez in San Jose, California, on August 4th, and runs through October 2nd.
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While previous incarnations involved 21 swings, the current installation features 10 swings equipped with lights and sensors. In both iterations, people on swings can get a wide variety of sounds depending on their swing’s positioning. When synchronized, new melodies emerge. When swingers are out of sync, things get a bit more noisy and experimental. You can see the swings in action below:
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