Sound, light, water all merge in Spica loudspeaker
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Spica is the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and also the inspiration for this visual loudspeaker lamp system where sound vibrations force illuminated liquid within a transparent tube to dance to the music and makes the spectrum analyzer on my hi-fi appear somewhat dull by comparison.
Designed by 24-year-old Yuki Yamamoto, a recent graduate of the Kanazawa College of Art, the Spica has a loudspeaker at the base of a transparent tube which is separated from liquid above by a clear thin impervious material. The liquid above vibrates and dances as the music from a connected audio player or PC is played through the speaker.
Yamamoto chose to shine white light from LEDs at the base to “make a primary model that expresses my pure concept”. This creates a beat-driven light show through the sides and above. He told Gizmag that adding a stain to the liquid in the tube would add a splash of color to the light show.
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