Dynamis, Electronic Sound Sculpture Building Workshop

Facilitated by Artist-In-Residence Boris Allenou, this workshop invites participants to collaborate to create small-scale electronic sound sculptures from repurposed motorised items, resulting in a collective artwork that will be exhibited at Aspex Portsmouth alongside the main gallery exhibition CLASSifications.

Using discarded electronics (such as DVD players, old printers, Walkmans), microcontrollers, motor drivers, and everyday materials, attendees will explore unconventional sound creation by combining circuitry, sensors, movement, vibrations, and more.

Participants will learn:

• How to find motors in discarded items and safely disconnect them
• The basics of electronic principles, components, and soldering
• How to control motors using Arduino boards and motor drivers
• Coding in the Arduino IDE – How to creatively apply this knowledge to animate objects and create sound sculptures
• How to plan and prepare sound sculptures for exhibition alongside the upcoming Aspex exhibition CLASSification

This workshop is directly Inspired by sound artists like Rie Nakajima, Pierre Berthet, Frederic Le Junter, Matthew Steinke, and Boris Allenou’s Dynamis project.

Dates and times

The workshop will be held in two separate sessions on 13 July and 14 July, 11am- 4pm (including breaks)

How to book

Tickets for this workshop can be booked on Eventbrite. Book here

The workshop will cost £20 per person, which includes all materials, electronics, and microcontrollers needed to create the final sound sculptures. Each session is limited to a maximum of 12 participants and early booking is advised.

No prior experience is needed and the workshop is open to everyone aged 14 and above.

Please note, participants need to bring their own laptops and have the Arduino IDE installed prior to the workshop.

Proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to the artist.

About the artist

Boris Allenou is a musician and creative technologist who mainly explores the limitless forms of Sound Art and Sound Ecology by investigating the social role of sonic Eco-systems surrounding us. His research uses interactive sound installations, talks, workshops, music, radio creations and sound exploration events as mediums to reflect on, propose and conceptualise possible roles, places, meanings, interactions and aesthetics of sounds in our societies.