Illumeri is an audiovisual light installation that visualizes the interplay between harp and oboe.
Twelve spherical wedge-shaped lampshades form a circle. At its center, two musicians are positioned with their instruments.
Audiovisual Concept
The installation is based on a semitone circle, consisting of the twelve notes of the Western tonal system. Each note that sounds is represented by one of the luminaires—the harp in blue and the oboe in yellow light. Three light sources inside the lampshades indicate the instruments' low, middle, and high octave ranges.
Color Mixing
When the harp and oboe play the same note simultaneously, individual color gradients emerge through the additive mixing of both colors, corresponding to their respective pitches.
Together, the twelve spherical wedges form a complete sphere: an Earth, divided along its meridians, whose sum of parts forms a whole.
LEDs, backlit foil, white PLA, stainless steel, electronics, software
dimensions variable
Project Lead and Concept: Magdalena Steinbauer
Composer: Niklas Melcher
Performance: Magdalena Steinbauer, Luisa Gabrisch
Visual Concept and Visual Art Direction: Robin Woern
Technical Direction: Lukas Esser
Product Design: Robert Schnüll
Photos: Niklas Thran
Camera: Pauline Pyras
Exhibited at:
TONALi Festival 2025
with Magdalena Steinbauer and Luisa Gabrisch
TONALi Saal, Hamburg
29.06.2025
Special Thanks to:
Thomas Ambühler, Nils Diezemann, Lukas Esser, Pauline Pyras, Luisa Roth, Robert Schnüll, Niklas Thran, Samuel Traunspurger, Adrian Schrag
dimensions variable
Project Lead and Concept: Magdalena Steinbauer
Composer: Niklas Melcher
Performance: Magdalena Steinbauer, Luisa Gabrisch
Visual Concept and Visual Art Direction: Robin Woern
Technical Direction: Lukas Esser
Product Design: Robert Schnüll
Photos: Niklas Thran
Camera: Pauline Pyras
Exhibited at:
TONALi Festival 2025
with Magdalena Steinbauer and Luisa Gabrisch
TONALi Saal, Hamburg
29.06.2025
Special Thanks to:
Thomas Ambühler, Nils Diezemann, Lukas Esser, Pauline Pyras, Luisa Roth, Robert Schnüll, Niklas Thran, Samuel Traunspurger, Adrian Schrag