Photo: Tilen Sepič

Tilen Sepič: Rotophones

Rotophones are tools, conceived, made and designed by Tilen Sepič in collaboration with speakers’ engineer Aleš Ferenčak and Dmitry Morozov aka ::vtol::. Sound coming from various speaker drivers is amplified through thoughtfully designed 3D printed horns. Rotophones are motorized rotating speakers that challenge listeners’ perceptions and invite them to a radical listening session. Rotophones are conceived as a collaborative tool that allows different sound artists to use them as a spatial sound system.

For the Match Gallery exhibition (first presentation) Rotophones are arranged in Rotophonia installation - a composition for (electro)acoustic elements and Rotophones. For the exhibition, Sepič collaborated with sound designer and composer Sašo Puckovski, who, in dialogue with the artist and the system, created a new sound composition for visitors and the space. In an era of calculated use of technology, Rotophonia offers an alternative experience - it creates a space to pause and allows for a moment of mindfulness.

Credits

Concept, creative direction and making: Tilen Sepič
Curators: Katja Pahor, Jani Pirnat
Speakers consultant and engineer: Aleš Ferenčak (D&A Innovations)
Robotics consultant: Dmitry Morozov aka ::vtol::
Consultant and programmer for sensors: Matic Potočnik ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Coproduction: Ljudmila, Art and Science Laboratory and Museum and Galleries of the City Ljubljana

Supported by: City of Ljubljana, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia