Date: Thursday 14th of October, from 5 till 9 pm
Mentor: Borut Savski
Location: Ljudmila, Rimska 8, 1000 Ljubljana
About workshop: THEREMIDI is the nickname of a more elaborate type of capacitive sensor, that in the past has been given name "theremin" or originally "termenvox" - by his inventor Lev Nikolajevic Termen. The invention goes hand in hand with the pioneering years of radio and electronic amplification - the 1920s. In fact, it is a cast-away of the development in the field of radio - namely: the heterodyning / frequency mixing principle and the notion of capacitive potential of human body. THEREMIDI has the provision for voltage control of the volume - as does the right hand of the concert theremin do. But even more than before, it is meant as an interface or controller of some sort.
The workshop will explore the termenvox as a sensorical interface through the exploration of so called "ether" playing (=physical proximity sensor) and the possible connection with the computer.
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The workshop was financially supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the Town Municipality of Ljubljana.