Exploiting Swarm Aesthetics in Sound Art

06/21/2021

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by   Mahsoo Salimi, et al.

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As robots move from our imagination into our lives and with modern advances in electronics, more new applications have become possible. Over the past 40 years, many artists, musicians, and researchers have used robotics and mechatronics to create novel sound art. We review current robotic interventions in sound art and discuss the characteristics of similar works. Then we introduce Liminal Tones (A / Autumn Swarm) – a series of experimental sound compositions made by multiple mechanical objects that sync and swarm together, and generate noise music. Our goal is to investigate swarm aesthetics, and collective and emergent behaviors to create chaotic and patterned sounds.