YB51724

YB51724 is a self-designed and fabricated instrument that would generate endless light patterns based on
the hand touch of the performer on the strings. It consists of the top 8-string sound instrument section and
the lower light generating section. Inspired by Thomas Wilfred’s art of light(Lumia Art) and two traditional
Chinese instruments, it creates a planatery and spiritual environment.

TIMELINE

Ideation: December 2022 - February 2023
Prototyping: March 2023 - June 2023
Design and Fabrication: August 2023 - May 2024

TOOLS

Design: Rhino
Digital Fabrication: CNC, laser-cutting, 3D print
Handcraft: woodworking
Physical Computation: Arduino


-> Rhino Design






-> Physical Computation & Engineering
8 high-power RGBW LEDs
32 LED drivers
2 PWM drivers
1 Arduino Nano
1 MPR121
16 ethernet connectors & 8 ethernet cables
1 pick-up microphone
1 loop pedal
1 audio mixer
2 speakers
audio cables

PERFORMANCE

-> “Symbiosis”, Utopia & GSAG, Industry City,
Brooklyn, NY, United States
-> “Jukebox of Dissonance” UAAD Annaual Festival,
New York, NY, United States
-> Art School Confidential 10 at MASARY Studios, Boston,
MA, United States
-> RISD Grad Show 2024, Rhode Island Convention
Center, RI, United States