“Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself.
Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies…”
- Alan Watts
Particle Shrine is an immersive sound sculpture/installation that utilises unique technology to transmute live cosmic ray data into a range of kinetic, audio and visual outputs. This includes spatial, generative 360 compositions, vibrating mirrors, detailed lighting design and projection.
Utilising 5 bespoke detectors, these outputs are controlled in real time by the energy of cosmic rays in the room and a live feed from Nobel prize-winning neutrino detector Super Kamiokande in Japan.
The result is an experience like no other, a generative environment that’s unique each time you step inside, a place where you could ponder ancient subatomic messengers, and hopefully, experience a sense of connection to the cosmos in the process.
| Release Date | Specifications | Commissioner |
| 2022 | Spatial audio (d&b soundscape or 8 channel), Real-time data analysis, Bespoke cosmic ray detectors, Projection, HIPS mirrors, Transducers, Code, LED, Wood, Acrylic, Steel wire, Acrylic | Science Galley London |
PRESS
BBC
‘Cosmic rays transformed for light and sound show’
NPR
‘A scientist and a musician are collaborating to turn cosmic ray data into art’
Symmetry Particle Physics Magazine
‘Feeling the Universe’
MIDI Innovation Awards 2024 - Winner
Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year - Art and Science Finalist
EXHIBITIONS
Music China, Shanghai: October 2024
Synthfest, Sheffield: October 2024
SVA Brunel Goods Shed, Stroud: September 2023
Somerset House, London Design Biennale: July - August 2023
Science Gallery London: August 2022 - January 2023
CREDITS
Creative director, designer, producer, composer: Christo Squier
Creative technologist, designer: Chris Ball
Experimental particle physicist: Dr. Teppei Katori
Lighting Design: Eden Morrison & Christo Squier
Ableton Live / Max for Live bespoke devices: Mark Towers, Bill Brooks
Soundscape Install: Jack Page, Wayne Powell, d&b Audiotechnik
Videographer / Editor: Matt Jolly
Fabrication: Sam Mills
Video Animations: Peter Story
Photography: Matt Jolly, Jack Latimer, Rah Petherbridge, Dom Thompson
WITH THANKS
- Science Gallery London
- d&b audiotechnik
- King's College London, Department of Physics, Experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics group
- King's Undergraduate Research Fellowships
- Britten Pears Arts
- Ableton
- Hackspace Manchester
- The Premises Studios
- Spencer Axani of CosmicWatch
