Pulsar kites was a collaborative project I did with Juan Duarte while studying at Aalto Arts.
The intention of the project was to transform an everyday object into an electronic interaction interface with a new feature and added value. We developed a kite that works as a sound generator on real time, an instrument for musical performance which is controlled manually and modified randomly by wind conditions.
Pulsar Kite is an ongoing research intended to enquire into the playful practice of the kite flight by means of Sonic Augmentation. While it is a non competitive activity, a kite flight can be an activity of mere recreation without further purpose, although it can provide an opportunity to interpolate his potential outputs in the context of Generative Music. When an active user aims to control over unpredictable wind conditions, this physical interaction is transmitted to augment auditory, visual and haptic perception. Text: Juan Duarte