Final Project Concept

I’m interested in transforming sound or video image into physical object patterns.

I want to make a floating sculpture of magnet spheres visualizing ambient sound data or real time video data. The installation consists of 10x10 magnet spheres that form the pixels of a physical screen, each magnet sphere will float in the air by placing an electro magnet under each one where magnet field is created. The volume of ambient sound or each pixel’s brightness of real time video image will change the current, therefore change the height of magnet sphere individually from microcontroller, then a variety of arrangements, 3D patterns and animations can be achieved.

A project called electric moons inspired me, a video is available on this website: http://www.electricmoons.com/
Different sizes of sphere magnet are here: http://www.amazingmagnets.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=25599
12V DC electro magnet is here: http://www.magnetoolinc.com/elect_flat.htm