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Interactive laser harp at an event

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About the project

A laser harp at a party: green beams instead of strings, which the musician blocks with his palm to produce sound.

At a party stood a laser harp: a wooden frame with green laser beams rising from its base. A musician in headphones blocks the beams with his palms — that is how he plays. On Vimeo the harp is described as an instrument for interactive installations and musical performances, with 100 mW green lasers.

The video does not say what the event was; it was posted on Vimeo in April 2011.

This is early work by Artem Maznov, co-founder of 8vision, made before the studio was founded, under the HYPARXIS Interactive Systems brand. The video comes from the HYPARXIS archive on Vimeo.

Year

no later than 2011

Industry

Events

Scope of work

Performance on an interactive laser harp

Venue

Party (venue not established)

A musician in headphones plays the laser harp, surrounded by party guests
Performance on the harp
A palm blocking the green laser beams
A palm in the beams

How it is built

The beams rise from the base of the harp up to the frame. The musician blocks a beam with his hand and a note sounds; next to him are a controller and keys for the sound.

The base of the harp with connectors, with laser beams rising from it
Base of the harp
Laser beams and a controller with knobs next to the harp
Controller next to the harp
The musician's hands in the green beams
Playing with both hands
A female guest blocks the beams with her hand
A guest tries playing
The whole laser harp: a wooden frame and a base with lamps
The whole harp

The film

Project video: the harp at a party, 59 s

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