Ashley John Pigford // Portfolio of Objects, Sounds and Situations
Oscillator Theramin

This is object has been transformed from something salvaged from the University of Delaware’s junk pile into a light-sensitive oscillator that operates like a theramin. The electronics are a simple photo-resistor controlling an oscillator (tone generator) and a light bulb. The switch turns it on.

This piece is significant for me because it has a sense of life. It feels like some form of living thing that reacts to human activity.

Diagram of the piece