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Planephones, or planofoni,^[1] represent an innovative sound art creation. They are vibrating systems based on wood panels (or other materials) and different forms.^[2] Planephones diffuse the sound according to specifications which depend on the structure of the material,^[3] on the geometry of the design,^[4] on the orientation and curvature of the surfaces, and on the plastic volumes occupied.^[5]

Planephones differ from conventional sound diffusion systems^[6] in that the sound acquires the timbral quality^[7] of the material employed^[8] and, in addition, by diffusing the sound homogeneously^[9] along the surface, permits designing the acoustic space.^[10] according to the architectural space.^[11]

Planephones were conceived by composer Michelangelo Lupone,^[12] as art installations (1997), and are the result of studies on the vibrational qualities of materials with the collaboration of CRM-Centro Ricerche Musicali.

Planephones are works of art^[13] which integrate form, matter, sound, music language and expression.^[14] They integrate the relevant aspects of sound and visual perception, creating new modes of fruition of the work of art.^[15]

• Holophones
• Feed-Drum

• CRM - Centro Ricerche Musicali
• Biennale ArteScienza