Signals from the Static
An interactive installation that examines the fragility of communication through Morse transmission and generative response
(I Need a Yoko)
Signals from the Static (I Need a Yoko)
Participants transmit a single word representing love or connection in Morse code using a telegraph key. The system decodes the signal and responds with shifting voice and projection, while the word briefly appears before dissolving into an evolving archive of transmissions.
Over time, the installation becomes a living record of human attempts to transmit meaning.
The Environment
A linen enclosed space isolates the act of transmission and frames the projection surface.
Installation Components
Morse transmission interface · signal decoding system · AI response engine ·
projection surface · audio playback · seating and lighting elements
Concept
Explores how meaning changes as signal passes between humans and machines.
Signals from the Static (I Need a Yoko) Proof of Concept Prototype
Prototype demonstrating the Morse transmission interface and signal response system.
Technical Requirements
4 x 4 m space · projector · speaker · power . control computer
Artist Statement
Toby TomTom creates experimental installations that examine the fragility of human communication through Morse transmission and generative signal response.
His work combines historical communication technologies with contemporary computational systems to examine how meaning shifts as it is transmitted, decoded, and transformed.
Through interactive environments, participants become active transmitters within evolving networks of signal and response.
Artist: Toby TomTom
Year: 2026
Status: Work in Development