Augmented Water organ and electronics, built with Di Mainstone, Nanda Khaorapapong, Richard Shed & Daviid Gauthier

Exhibited at Science Gallery, Dublin 2011 and Eyebeam, New York 2012

We also spoke to Vice about our process, and were covered in The Gothamist

Di Says

“The Hydrocordion is a playful musical device that invites visitors to become ‘squeezicians’ and compose soundscapes through the manipulation of air and water. Like a church organ, this instrument releases sound by the propulsion of air into pipes via air-slippers, which are installed around its circumference. To release a tune, squeezicians must commence a vigorous slipper-jig, thus providing a continual supply of air to each of the cylindrical aqua-flutes at the Hydrocordion’s centre. Our liquiphiles’ job does not stop there – simultaneously, they must attach a water bustle to their body and squeeze the liquid from the rubberised sack into the central aqua-flutes to change the frequency of the sounds. From afar, the audience will see these transparent water columns filling and draining as the wearable water-bustles are compressed and released. The sounds that they will hear will be a mixture of digitised harmonies, combined with samples of sploshings and water- drips, which will be harvested in real time, thus creating a bespoke musical experience for squeezicians and audience alike.”