How can a visible object relate to the huge, invisible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation? A grand piano stands on its side, with a hexagonal antenna mounted on top. Electromagnetic waves received by the antenna (imploding stars, submarines, traffic, phones, etc.) are translated to small electromagnets that make the piano strings vibrate. As if from a parallel dimension, these waves are always present, constantly going through the air, walls, people’s bodies. The strings are pushed and pulled hundreds of times per second, resulting in harmonic glissandi that are unachievable on a normal piano. 

Floris Vanhoof combines homemade musical circuits and abandoned projection technologies for installations, expanded cinema performances, films, and music releases. He translates one medium to another to examine how perception works and to discover the new perspectives that emerge in the process.