Music of Encounters
The seemingly empty architectural space is transformed by the museum visitors into a vibrant resonating body. Their movements trigger individual sound sequences that merge into a polyphonic composition—a musical reflection of their physical presence. As their presence generates sound and their absence silence, the visitors themselves become part of the composition. This moment-based music emerges from a multifaceted sound library that Huber created recording the Irvine and four other instruments—viola, flute, piano, and bass.
The site-specific sound installation builds on the artwork Symphony of Encounters, which Rupert Huber developed in collaboration with AVL, Graz University of Technology, and the AVL Cultural Foundation. As with Symphony of Encounters, interactive sensor technology is used—this time developed by Ars Electronica Solutions. Sensors and speakers installed in the Rotunda’s dome translate the visitors’ movements into music—thus turning the space itself into a work of art.
