Instrumentarium #3 — Popcorn in Training
Jan 23 – Feb 15, 2026
exhibition extended until February 15
opening experience: Jan 23 / Fri / 6:00 PM
A hands-on sonic happening and installation in which visitors collaboratively built an immersive sound environment and jewelry using basic electronic components and e-waste — part of WRO’s Instrumentarium series reimagining the piano as an ecological and artistic object.
What is the sound of one popcorn popping?
If you were a kernel, how would you pop?
What happens when we all pop together?
Popcorn in Training is a hands-on happening that transforms into a sound installation, inviting the public to collaboratively build an immersive sonic experience while exploring the material foundations of electronic music: wires, resistors, capacitors, and chips.
Our handmade square-wave oscillators echo the metronomic knocking and tapping of the deconstructed piano. Together, participants create a soundscape where pops, clicks, and squeaks slip in and out of sync, sparking unexpected encounters with harmony and happenstance.
This work encourages playful experimentation with DIY electronics and dynamic troubleshooting as an improvisational approach to experimental music-making. The project draws on media archaeology while demystifying technology through direct material engagement.
The public is invited to actively participate in building circuits and/or cable necklaces or simply drop in to listen as the installation evolves. The event kicks off with the pop of the first oscillator and gradually builds over the course evening.