The other week I got myself very cheap violin for beginners. My friend asked me “oh, so are you going to learn how to play a violin now?”, I answered them “No, I will destroy it!”. Of course, I was joking. That would be horrendous thing to do! Although some aspects of what I am going to do with it could be considered destruction but actually I will be reframing the original instrument and using the beautiful resonance of violin’s wooden body for something else.

Project is inspired by the Instagram feed of musician Denis Davydov @davdenmusic. It’s a classical violin with a contact microphone attached inside of the body. I will be attaching various metallic objects like springs, kalimba or reassembled music box to the body of the violin. Some objects haven’t been found or decided yet. It is a fluid work in progress with many variables coming in and out whilst crafting this instrument.

Industrial violin will eventually become a part of my live performance and sound design practice.