Observed arrival · 2026-10-27
A piano you have to find by ear
Composer Hiroyuki Nakamura’s interactive installation places piano voices around a dark virtual aquarium for visitors to locate by listening.
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- Gallery visitors and spatial-audio listeners
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- The artist says the visuals are procedurally generated, with no stock or third-party 3D assets; the work remains in progress.
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Visitors use a phone or tablet on a local Wi-Fi network to steer a listening position; the described setup combines TouchDesigner, Unreal Engine 5, and binaural rendering. The installation uses nearly thirty voices from the artist’s 2026 album and is specified for a Windows 11 PC with an NVIDIA graphics card. The page offers a screen-recorded playthrough, while a refined version is described as planned for February 2027.
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