Human Harp to unleash the voice of the Roundhouse

An artist in residence at Queen Mary University of London has developed a new instrument, once used to play the Brooklyn Bridge for its 130th birthday, which will unleash the voice of the Roundhouse during a one-off residency. The Human Harp Live Lab is a pop-up laboratory comprised of a team of engineers, musicians, designers and dancers, led by artist Di Mainstone. The Human Harp attaches a person to a structure via retractable strings. As the strings are pulled, the deep vibrations running through the structure are unleashed. By manipulating and twanging these musical strings the user can adjust the pitch, intensity and volume of the structure's voice. Electronic sensors detect the movement of the strings, which collect data such as the distance, speed, and angle as the string is pulled along. The data is wirelessly networked and used to generate the audio.