Twelve tone clock

  • Web Development
  • Concept Development
year
2023
partners
Devine I creative code 2
services
  • Concept Development
  • Web Development
tools
  • Javascript

An interactive audiovisual experience that translates time into sound and color inspired by the principles of dodecaphony and Scriabin’s synesthetic "clavier à lumières.

Twelve tone clock

This “clock” transforms time into sound. It is based on the principles of dodecaphony (twelve-tone music). Each hour and minute corresponds to a note in a twelve-tone series. The sounds are visualized as dynamic colors, Inspired by Scriabin’s synesthetic “clavier à lumières”. The clock evolves continuously, with transformations applied to the tone series. every moment will sound different. At quarter-hour intervals, layered sounds build tension to mark significant time shifts.

Users can manipulate time by adjusting tempo and note sequences, so the clock becomes an interactive audiovisual immersive experience.

Jana Elst

elst.jana@gmail.com

Ghent, Belgium