Ray Kunimoto is a sound artist based in Brooklyn, New York who creates immersive sound installations for museums around the world. His proposal is for a new artwork called Sphere 16.1 #1, which would be a jet black spherical sculpture housing 16 speaker drivers to play sounds emanating from all directions. Listeners could experience sound images that change depending on their position relative to the sphere. The artwork aims to symbolize modern society where all phenomena are intricately intertwined.
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1. S p h e r e 1 6 . 1 # 1 ( p r o p o s a l )
R AY K U N I M O T O
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C O N F I D E N T I A L
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R A Y K U N I M O T O
S o u n d A r t i s t
B o r n i n N e w Yo r k , 1 9 9 1 a n d B a s e d i n B r o o k l y n , N e w Yo r k .
G r a d u a t e d f r o m K e i o U n i v e r s i t y, B a c h e l o r o f A r t s ,
A e s t h e t i c s a n d S c i e n c e o f A r t s .
H e h a s b e e n c o m p o s i n g m u s i c f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n w o r k s
t h a t a r e d i s p l a y e d i n m u s e u m s , a n d c r e a t i n g a r t w o r k s
u s i n g o r i g i n a l s p e a k e r s y s t e m t h a t h e u n i q u e l y d e v e l o p e d .
C o m p o s e s m u s i c a n d s o u n d p r o g r a m i n g f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n s
i n a l l a r o u n d t h e w o r l d .
C r e a t i n g n e w m u s i c a l e x p e r i e n c e s t h a t a l s o i n v o l v e
a c o u s t i c d e s i g n i n s p a c e s .
3. P r e v i o u s w o r k 1 - M u l t i f a c e E c l i p s e 3 / 2 4
4. P r e v i o u s w o r k 2 - M u l t i f a c e U n i f o r m i t y 4 / 2 4
5. C o n c e p t - 1
S p h e r e 1 6 . 1 # 1
S O U N D + M I X E D M E D I A , 7 8 6 * 7 8 6 * 7 8 6 m m , E n d l e s s
A s p h e r e i s a g e o m e t r i c a l i m a g e t h a t m u l t i l a t e r a l l y r e p r e s e n t s a c i r c l e a s a s y m b o l
f o r t h e d e n i a l o f b i n a r y o p p o s i t i o n c o n v e n t i o n a l l y e x p r e s s e d i n l i n e s e g m e n t s ,
a n d i t i s a m e t a p h o r o f m o d e r n s o c i e t y w h e r e a l l p h e n o m e n o n s a r e c o m p l i c a t e d l y
i n t e r t w i n e d .
- S p h e r e 1 6 . 1 # 1 - i s a s o u n d s c u l p t u r e w o r k t h a t c r e a t e s a t h r e e - d i m e n s i o n a l
a c o u s t i c s p a c e b y a j e t - b l a c k s p h e r e s c u l p t u r e w i t h a d i a m e t e r o f 7 8 6 m m
o n w h i c h 1 6 s p e a k e r d r i v e r s a r e p l a c e d o n t h e s u r f a c e .
S o u n d m a t e r i a l s s u c h a s w a t e r a n d m e t a l t h a t s y m b o l i z e n a t u r e a n d h u m a n
c i v i l i z a t i o n s y n c h r o n i z e w i t h o n t h e s p h e r i c a l s u r f a c e .
L i s t e n e r s c a n m u l t i l a t e r a l l i s t e n t o s o u n d i m a g e s d e p e n d i n g o n o w n p o s i t i o n .
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6. C o n c e p t - 2
Drops and bubbles
Water in the air come to be drops.
Air in the water come to be bubbles.
Drops and bubbles uphold arabesques according to physical laws.
Drops and bubbles are separated by a boundary composed the water surface.
Drops and bubbles make ripples when they touch the water surface, and shake the boundary.
This is my viewpoint of the words Prospect and Horizon.
Sound does not have the concept of directions such as up / down / left / right, and front / back.
When close your eyes and look with your ears, you can feel infinite arabesque.
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14. S o u n d I m a g e - 1
O m n i d i r e c t i o n a l
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15. R o t a t i o n
S o u n d I m a g e - 2 1 5 / 2 4
16. M u l t i - D i r e c t i o n a l
S o u n d I m a g e - 3 1 6 / 2 4
17. S o u n d I m a g e - C o n c e p t i o n a l S o u n d I m a g e 1 7 / 2 4
18. S y s t e m O u t l i n e
786mm陸
16 Speaker Drivers
Matt Black Coated ABS Resin
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19. I n s t a l l a t i o n - 1
1,786mm
4 8 3 * 2 6 7 * 2 7 1 m m
1 , 0 0 0 * 4 0 0 * 4 0 0 m m
7 8 6 * 7 8 6 * 7 8 6 m m
~10A/100~240V
S u b Wo o f e r U n i t
A l u m i n u m S t a n d
L E D l i g h t b u l b
S o u n d S y s t e m
S p e a k e r C a b l e ( M A X 1 0 m )
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22. S y s t e m D i a g r a m
P C
A u d i o
I n t e r f a c e
Multi-Channel
Amplifier
S p e a k e r
S y s t e m
Playback 3D Sounds
via an original application
Output multi-channel audio Amplify sounds
Create 3D Model
with CAD
Create 3D Sound
+
Original Application
3D Printing
+
Assembling
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23. ITEMTYPE ITEM MODEL NUMBER QUANTITY PRICE SUBTOTAL
Playback
System
PC Apple Mac mini 1 $ 799.00 $ 869.91
Audio Interface RME MADIface USB 1 $ 999.00 $ 1,087.66
DA Converter FerrofishA32 1 $ 1,789.00 $ 1,947.77
Amplifier minidDSP PWR-16 1 $ 1,099.00 $ 1,196.54
Amplifier ART SLA-2 1 $ 349.00 $ 379.97
Rack Case SKB 1SKB-R3S 1 $ 199.00 $ 216.66
1U RackTray NavePoint Universal RackTray1U 1 $ 21.95 $ 23.90
MADI Cable RME MADI Cable Simplex 1 $ 16.00 $ 17.42
Audio Cable proaudio LA Analog DB25 to RCA Snake Cable 3 $ 84.00 $ 274.37
Power Supply Furman M-8x2 Power Conditioner 1 $ 94.00 $ 102.34
Speaker Housing
3D Printer Afinia H800+ 1 $ 1,699.00 $ 1,849.79
3D Printer Filament HATCHBOX ABS BLACK 1.75MM, 1KG SPOOL 25 $ 19.99 $ 544.10
Speaker Unit Scan Speak Discovery 10F/4424G 16 $ 95.30 $ 1,660.13
Speaker Connector, Cables Link 1 $ 1,055.69 $ 1,149.38
Shipping Case SKB 3R2727-27B-L 1 $ 919.00 $ 1,000.56
Stand
+
Subwoofer
Aluminum Plates 5 $ 150.00 $ 816.56
Wood board 6 $ 50.00 $ 326.63
Subwoofer Unit ScanSpeak Discovery 26W/4558T 1 $ 251.50 $ 273.82
ETC ETC ETC 1 $ 506.50 $ 551.45
TOTAL $14,288.96
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