chess v2
chessboard and synthesizer2025
An interactive installation exploring the mathematical structure of sound. This instrument is an attempt to hear chess logic based on the mathematical structure of sound. Under each square of the board there is a reed switch that closes an electric circuit when a magnet installed in a piece approaches. When the contact closes, a note sounds, the latin name of which corresponds to the musical note of the same name in rows 1 and 8 and its overtones in rows 2-7.
The sequential combination of sounds builds a unique musical movement of each chess game.
The instrument promotes the Fischer arrangement (chess 960), thanks to the element of accident providing a variety of developments of the game and, accordingly, possible melodic moves.
The instrument is dedicated to the senior inspector of "Medical Hermeneutics" Vladimir Fedorov, who proposed translating the text of a chess game into a musical score.
wood, acrylic, plexiglass, polymer clay, magnets, arduino, raspberry pi, pure data
Technical engineer: Alexander Bedin