LO-04

Title: Sonic Playground
Artist: Yuri Suzuki

Installed in the plaza outside the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA, Yuri Suzuki’s “Sonic Playground” is an interactive collection of colorful structures that invites visitors to explore and modify the qualities of sound. These life-size sculptures emit computationally curated sounds depending on where users are standing, sitting, listening, or speaking, encouraging museum-goers to explore the area and test how different interactions affect sound output. The software aspect of the installation was done by Luca Dellatorre, who used Grasshopper and Rhinoceros to manipulate how the acoustics are emitted, reflected, and received. I was intrigued by this art piece because of the way it creates a welcoming, visually friendly environment for visitors while incorporating a level of sonic complexity that is not immediately noticeable but gets uncovered the more time one spends with it.