Sound Shifting deals with the visualization and illumination of invisible phenomena that significantly shape our perception to create three-dimensional representations of sound. Different methods are used to translate sounds into three-dimensional objects. The sculptures are designed to provide information about the represented sounds through their […]
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Audio Foam Cutter
Audio Foam Cutter transforms sound into styrofoam and other similar materials. The device consists of a hot-wire cutter mounted on a servo motor that is controlled by audio signals. This combination allows users to cut the sound input vertically and in real-time into the material […]
Kuckuck
The “Dom im Berg” is known to Graz residents mainly as a venue for events, while the tunnels around it and the lift serve as public transport through and onto the Schlossberg. Mozart and Bach recordings are played in a continuous loop, intended to persuade […]
UmFunktionssystem
The starting point for this series of works are symbols and signals that act on our everyday life. UmFunktionssystem focuses on the manipulation and reinterpretation of urban sign systems. Found objects such as orphaned objects, street signs or construction waste are stripped of their everyday […]
Orbiter
Number stations, or shortwave radio stations, transmit encrypted messages that are written as a series of numbers or letters. Orbiter is a number station archiving device that collects a wide variety of audio recordings of unusual shortwave broadcasts, used by government agencies to communicate with […]
AIR BCN
For his artist-in-residence stays, Reinhard Gupfinger has devised a method of getting to know the city, a kind of exploring and positioning. Every day, the artist wanders through the town, seeking out new routes and gathering impressions of the unfamiliar surroundings. Equipped with a camera […]
A.C.A.B.
The acronym A.C.A.B. is often found as graffiti on the walls of the city and is used by many youth subcultures in its various forms and acronyms. This electromechanical version of A.C.A.B. is an ironic allusion to the various (mis)interpretations of these four politically charged […]
PICKING FOR RESONANCE
A swarm of small electromechanical devices peck and tap atstreet furniture, turning them into sound objects. The solar and battery powered units are mounted on signs, street lights, electrical boxes, security cameras and other objects within public space. Their movements trigger the natural resonances of […]
mrtvé město
Artist-in-residence in the streets of Český Krumlov, Czech Republic. Gupfinger questioned the urban landscape through the production of three-dimensional signs. Overlooked objects including rubbish, street signs, construction waste and fence posts were used as the basic materials for this experimental work. These urban discoveries were […]
EINKLINKEN-AUSKLINKEN
An oversized jack plug occupied the forecourt of the Upper Austrian Architecture Forum in Linz. The cable connected the outside of the building with the inside. The humming and vibrations emitted from the plug were transformations of the frequencies of the square, its buildings and […]