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Jacob Buys

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surprise and delight through interactive art installations: sound | light | movement | magic

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“chronohelion: a glittering orrery of shimmering reflections” is now installed at Redmond Downtown Park. See it in person until 9/21, and come say hi during the art walk 9/17 4-7pm! #chronohelion taken in Redmond Downtown Park by @arithmeticulous

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echodendron v0.9 (2026)

"A forest of white forms balance on beams of light. As you speak into the center of the echodendron, it surrounds you with a cloud of your words emanating from everywhere and nowhere. In silence it recalls all that has been said before, endlessly echoing."

Thanks to @thirdplacetechnologies for the support, space, and a deadline to finally make this piece a reality. It was incredibly gratifying to see visitors finding wandering around it, finding surprise and opportunities for play in ways I never anticipated ❤️ by @arithmeticulous

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Throwback to the last project we built for @electricskyartcamp: Infunity Gate

Lose yourself in the mesmerizing moiré patterns. Control your precise location in the pattern space by merely moving your hands: infinite worlds await. taken in Skykomish Ball Park by @arithmeticulous

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A little peek at last week’s art walk; thanks to all who stopped by to chat and give the chronohelion a spin ❤️ taken in Redmond Downtown Park by @arithmeticulous

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chronohelion: a glittering orrery of shifting sunlight. Come and see it in person at the Downtown Redmond Art Walk on Sept 17, 4-7pm https://www.redmond.gov/1967/Downtown-Redmond-Art-Walk by @arithmeticulous

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chronohelion: a glittering orrery of shifting sunlight (for Downtown Redmond Art Walk, 17 September 2026)
Doing some early prototyping to evaluate mechanisms and materials, and I think this is going to work out very nicely) by @arithmeticulous

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3 months ago

A little peek behind the curtain for the making of echodendron: concept render, laser cutting, soldering, testing, CAD...

Not shown: months of experimentation to find a workable design for the magic floating speaker components by @arithmeticulous

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6 months ago

A floating foam forest emanates sound, seemingly from nowhere.

This prototype explores a novel method for turning freestanding objects into acoustic transducers to form an interactive immersive sonic sculpture.

(I guess this is my Christmas tree this year) by @arithmeticulous

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10 months ago

Behind the scenes of Infinity Gate: removing the laser cut masking from the moiré discs.

This process was extremely satisfying, appeeling to all senses #asmr #oddlysatifying by @arithmeticulous

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a year ago

Experience our latest piece "Imprints" at Seattle Design Festival this weekend: explore your creativity, discover hidden tactile and sonic secrets taken in MOHAI South Lake Union by @arithmeticulous

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a year ago

While experimenting with glass grit on an acoustic surface, I discovered this strange fossil lurking in the nodes by @arithmeticulous

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a year ago

Adventures in teeny tiny UI design...y: prototyping some 8px sliders for displaying/adjusting CV inputs by @arithmeticulous

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7 years ago