Signals from the Static
An interactive installation exploring the fragility of communication through Morse transmission and generative voice
Signals from the Static (I Need a Yoko)
Signals from the Static is an interactive installation exploring the fragility of human communication.
Participants transmit a word in Morse code using a telegraph key, triggering a system that decodes the signal and responds with voice and projection before the word dissolves into an evolving archive of transmissions.
The Environment
A linen enclosed space isolates the act of transmission and frames the projection surface.
Installation Components
Morse transmission interface · microcontroller decoding system · custom software · projection · audio.
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 . projection . audio . power . Morse transmission interface . 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