A Frankenstein experiment combining the greatest musical invention of all time, the piano, with the coolest amusement machines ever conceived: pinball. Pinball Pianola replaces the hammers and front panelling of an upright piano with a pinball cabinet butted perpendicular against its exposed strings. Players create compositions as metallic balls strike the piano wires, directed by twenty individual flippers triggered by the piano keys, while pinball targets switch audio processors on and off.
“makes terrible, beautiful music” — Duncan Geere, Wired.
“a certifiably bonkers piece of interactive art with a strong sense of creative freedom and childlike zeal” — Lauren Carroll Harris, Concrete Playground.
Devised and constructed by Lucas Abela
Playfield art and decals by Keg de Souza
Audio-processors electronic engineering by Hirofumi Uchino
Additional development assistance by Danial Stocks
Supported by the Australia Council for the Arts