The Art of Conversation

The Art of Conversation

Kayla Vinh and 2 OthersKayla Vinh
Kely Archambault

The Art of Conversation is a drawing tool that takes in the voices from a conversation and converts them into sound waves to create a mesmerizing piece of art. This artwork is used to create a lasting representation of a conversation. Visualization of sound has been an interest to artists, musicians, and engineers for years; Even Issac Newton explored the intersection between music and color theory in the early 1700s. The connection between two people is beautiful and should be reflected by beautiful art. 

This is a listening robot that creates art from just about any voice it hears. Conversations, while often memorable, are fleeting. A person’s voice is powerful, and the Eaves-draw-per takes the power of this voice by creating a visual representation of the conversation. The Eaves-draw-per can be used by all. Anyone who wants to remember a conversation forever can use the robot to create a lasting and unique piece of art. 

The Art of Conversation uses a built-in microphone to listen to the surrounding voices in the room. It reads the decibels from the conversation, and a servo recreates the sound waves on the paper. The design is loosely based on a record player, shown through the spinning paper. This process creates a near spiral art piece, representing the importance and beauty of conversation.