interact

interact

discovery activitY

DO YOU KNOW YOUR ORCHESTRA?

Step 1

Move around the Prismaphonik prisms.

Step 2

Approach each prism one at a time.

Step 3

When your presence triggers the soundtrack of a prism, challenge yourself to identify the instrument it embodies.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR ORCHESTRA?

Step 1

Move around the Prismaphonik prisms.

Step 2

Approach each prism one at a time.

Step 3

When your presence triggers the soundtrack of a prism, challenge yourself to identify the instrument it embodies.

You can start by asking yourself these questions:


  1. Is it a…

    1. STRING instrument
      (where the sound comes from the vibration of plucked, rubbed or struck strings)?

    2. WIND instrument
      (where the sound comes from the vibration of air emitted by the musician's breath)?

    3. PERCUSSION instrument
      (where the sound comes from the instrument being struck, scraped or shaken)?


  2. Would you qualify its sound as…

    • High or low?

    • Bright or dark?

    • Powerful or soft?

    • Light or heavy?


  1. In the musical ensemble, does this instrument appear to play…

    1. the MELODY
      (the principal part of music)?

    2. or rather a HARMONY
      (a supporting musical line, often more complex and in chords)?

NEED HELP?

WANT A CLUE?

Psst! If you don't know a lot about music, click here to access a list of instruments to help you!

DID YOU KNOW?

In a symphony orchestra, the instruments are grouped into families and arranged according to their playing strength.


The instruments that play the softest are the strings, placed close to the audience. Next come the woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments.

Instruments of the orchestra organized by families.
Crédits: © Twinkl

You can start by asking yourself these questions:


  1. Is it a…

    1. STRING instrument
      (where the sound comes from the vibration of plucked, rubbed or struck strings)?

    2. WIND instrument
      (where the sound comes from the vibration of air emitted by the musician's breath)?

    3. PERCUSSION instrument
      (where the sound comes from the instrument being struck, scraped or shaken)?


  2. Would you qualify its sound as…

    • High or low?

    • Bright or dark?

    • Powerful or soft?

    • Light or heavy?


  1. In the musical ensemble, does this instrument appear to play…

    1. the MELODY
      (the principal part of music)?

    2. or rather a HARMONY
      (a supporting musical line, often more complex and in chords)?

NEED HELP?

WANT A CLUE?

Psst! If you don't know a lot about music, click here to access a list of instruments to help you!

DID YOU KNOW?

In a symphony orchestra, the instruments are grouped into families and arranged according to their playing strength.


The instruments that play the softest are the strings, placed close to the audience. Next come the woodwinds, brass and percussion instruments.

Instruments of the orchestra organized by families.
Crédits: © Twinkl

CONTINUE

CONTINUE

how it works

Prismaphonik is an interactive artwork which unites 12 musical prisms into a colorful orchestra.

Each prism embodies a musician and their distinct instrument participating within the musical ensemble.

By approaching the prisms, you intensify their soundtrack and add their instrument to the musical ensemble.

Simultaneously, each prism diffuses a colored representation of the harmonic progression of the musical notes played, as well as a rhythmic play of light imitating the musician's movements.

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