RESONANCE TOWER, PHASE 1

Resonance Tower Phase I is an interactive installation that compiles Vishnu Thozhur Kolleri’s exploration of resonant ceramic voids. For the last five years, Vishnu has been designing a system to amplify the subtle sounds produced by the movement of a visitor, enabling an experience of sonic representations of body movements. The installation consists of several resonant sections, hand-held devices and a mounted instrument console that viewers can operate. The relay tower voices these interactions through hidden speakers. Each device, with its own unique personality, produces distinct percussive tones. Visitors are invited to embark on a haptic journey of self-discovery by playing the instruments, and sharing the output with a fluid audience. The installation encrypts one’s movements and bodily rhythms into a sonic dialogue. The entire process offers the possibility of experiencing the self through abstract yet perceptible auditory representations. While the work accommodates multiple performers, one of the devices transmits the artist’s own pre-recorded interactions in a loop. As the artwork comes alive with the participation of the audience, interacting individuals become performers, integral to the work. The installation reactivates our remote, primal connections with our surroundings through sensorial engagement.

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VISHNU THOZHUR KOLLERI is an emerging artist and architect. He received his professional training at CEPT, Ahmedabad where he developed award-winning architectural concepts for civic institutions and adivasi crafts. His undergraduate thesis focused on studying the natural acoustics of the Kuthambalam theatres of the south. During his time at college he was a bass guitarist for the alternative rock band On Second Thought. Currently he is adjunct faculty at the School of Environmental Design and Architecture (SEDA), Vadodara. He regularly conducts workshops at institutions across the country and also teaches drawing. He is a founding member of Clay Club Innovations Ahmedabad, a collaborative design team that develops ceramics for architects, designers and artists.