SOFTlab: light house fluorescent tube installation for SONOS

SOFTlab: light house fluorescent tube installation for SONOS
image © michael buckner

designed in collaboration hi-fi company SONOS, new york-based studio SOFTlab have created an interactive installation where 600 fluorescent lights react to sound based on programmed behaviors. powered by SONOS PLAY:3, PLAY:5 and SUB speakers, the ‘light house’ intervention sits in the middle of a studio comprised of four different rooms. each interior space is filled not only with speakers, but fluorescent light tubes that react to music and its different frequencies.

visitors can interact with the exhibition from july 25th until august 25th by using the SONOS controller to select their favourite songs, and watch as each melody evokes a unique reaction from the visual performance. if you’re in the los angeles area, RSVP for the installation here.

full installation view from front
image © ralf strathmann

the fluorescent tube installation by SOFTlab creates a kind of illuminating grotto in the space
image © michael buckner

performance
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closer view of the installation
image © ralf strathmann 

the reactive installation used 600 fluorescent lights
image © ralf strathmann