"Experimental musical instruments have always occupied a fascinating space between functional tools and artistic statements, but few creators push this boundary as playfully as Love Hultén. His latest creation, the "Extraterrestrial Guitar Thing," looks like it was salvaged from the wreckage of a retro spaceship, complete with a bright yellow chassis that wouldn't look out of place in a 1970s sci-fi cartoon. The angular silhouette even hints at a cubist interpretation of familiar cartoon characters, adding an unexpected layer of whimsy to the design."
"What makes the Extraterrestrial Guitar Thing truly mesmerizing is the circular window set into the body, which houses a pool of ferrofluid that responds to the instrument's audio output in real time. This magnetic liquid creates hypnotic, organic patterns that shift and dance with every note, turning the act of playing music into a visual performance as well. The ferrofluid display transforms the instrument from a simple sound generator into a living, breathing piece of kinetic art that captivates both performer and audience."
The Extraterrestrial Guitar Thing has a bright matte yellow, angular body with geometric, brutalist proportions and exposed hardware that emphasizes construction. A matching yellow strap indicates wearability for performance. The flat, extended neck features metallic touch points serving as an unconventional fretboard and supports both polyphonic and monophonic play. A cylindrical handle with metallic rings protrudes from the body, suggesting alien technology. The control surface includes rotary knobs, toggle switches, and colored buttons labeled for parameters such as attack, sustain, glide, and filter type. A circular window contains ferrofluid that reacts in real time to audio output, producing hypnotic, organic patterns and converting sound into kinetic visual display.
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