Signal Distance
CultureHub
47 Great Jones Street
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10012
Opening November 20 at 7pm ET
November 21-23, 2025
1-6pm ET
Free / Donate
In this multichannel sound installation at CultureHub, Resident Artist Ivana Dama’s custom-built synthesizer uses cable length and patching to shape audio, combining analog inspiration, physical computing, and collective authorship.
Developed in collaboration with Quentin Bolsée from MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms, Signal Distance builds on Ivana’s research into instrument design, sound, and interactivity. Inspired by early analog synthesizers, the system combines coding and physical computing, allowing audience members to shape the composition by patching cables. The length of each cable determines the intensity of audio effects such as reverb and filtering, calculated using light-speed measurements in collaboration with Bolsée.
Join us for the opening of Signal Distance on Thursday, Nov 20th at 7pm which includes a short talk by Ivana Dama exploring the inspiration and creative process behind the sound installation, followed by a live performance of the instrument, after which the public can explore it firsthand through hands-on patching. This participatory work invites collective authorship and reimagines how we listen and create together.
Signal Distance will also be open to the public Friday-Sunday from 1-6pm.
This project is supported within the CultureHub Residency program.