The LightPiano
The LightPiano is an interactive artwork by Arion de Munck and Mark Ridder, blurring the boundaries between music, color and light. Inspired by the work of Oskar Fischinger we became fascinated by the question: how can music, color, and light become one?
The LightPiano invites you to playfully explore a world where these boundaries dissolve. Notes no longer end in sound alone, but unfold as luminous gestures. Colors begin to resonate, and patterns of light become tangible. Conceived as a modular composition in space, the sculpture responds to each keystroke of the piano with a playfull constellation of color and light. Every note generates a unique spatial event, unfolding as a choreography of luminous frequencies. The sculpture allows music to inhabit space, becoming a visible presence that continuously shifts and breathes. The audience is invited to play, explore and create a moment of wonder, harmony and connection. What emerges is not a fixed composition, but a continuously evolving field of relationships—between sculpture and environment, visitors and artists, music and light.
The LightPiano invites you to playfully explore a world where these boundaries dissolve. Notes no longer end in sound alone, but unfold as luminous gestures. Colors begin to resonate, and patterns of light become tangible. Conceived as a modular composition in space, the sculpture responds to each keystroke of the piano with a playfull constellation of color and light. Every note generates a unique spatial event, unfolding as a choreography of luminous frequencies. The sculpture allows music to inhabit space, becoming a visible presence that continuously shifts and breathes. The audience is invited to play, explore and create a moment of wonder, harmony and connection. What emerges is not a fixed composition, but a continuously evolving field of relationships—between sculpture and environment, visitors and artists, music and light.
Custom made weatherproof dmx controllable light cubes. Custom software. Site specific rigging. Digital grandpiano in plexiglass cubicle.
Team
Arion de Munck - Concept, Design, Art Direction, Production
Mark Ridder - Creative Coding, Production
Light Art Collection - Co-production
Site Specific
Selected Exhibitions
2024 — Battersea Light Festival — London, UK
2022 — Dubai Lights — Dubai, UAE
2022 — Light Installations Festival — Athens, GK
2021 — River of Light — Liverpool, UK
2019 — Hong Kong Pulse Light Festival — Hong Kong, HK
2018 — Toronto Light Festival — Toronto, CA