do you vibe me?
“do you vibe me” is a kinetic sound sculpture that explores the intangible feelings of connections through sound vibrations.
Inspired by non verbal communications found in various organisms, this piece emulates how connections can be felt through the sounds of metal brushing against each other, creating chimes as they cross path, a metaphor for the human experience of “vibing”.
Materials
Aluminum disks, sillicon tubes, DC motors, stretch sensors, wires, microcontroller.
Exhibited
NYU Shanghai, June 2026.
Concept
What does connection sound like? “do you vibe me?” is a kinetic sound sculpture installed at the IMA LOW RES '26 thesis show at NYU Shanghai. 16 aluminum disks, each hung from its own string, are suspended in a single row from an aluminum pole spanning 240 meters. Left alone, they drift slowly up and down in a wave like pattern, occasionally brushing against each other to produce soft, random chimes.
Audiences are invited to pull on sensors attached to either end of the pole, drawing the disks into a single horizontal line. As the metals converge, their sounds layer and amplify into a denser, polyphonic chorus.
The piece draws on forms of non verbal communication found throughout the natural world, using sound and motion to give shape to the intangible feeling of connection. By requiring more than one person to fully activate the piece, it asks audiences to collaborate, echoing the way a mycelium network functions, individual threads acting in synergy to form something larger than any single part. The resulting harmony, achievable only through this dependent, collective effort, embodies emergence itself.
Role
Solo project. MA Thesis, NYU Tisch IMA Low Res, 2026.
Process
Acknowledgement
Sarah, Rae — mentorship
Huiyi, Katie — feedback
Dalin, Pim — fabrication
Chioma, Chrissy, David, Helena — 3D support