Raoul Hausmann's Optophone Patent Recreated
Raoul Hausmann, a key figure in Dada, envisioned the optophone in the 1920s as a device to convert sound into visual forms. He filed a patent for the invention in 1934. Decades later, researchers J. Donguy and P. Keene rediscovered the original text and built a working replica of the machine.
Key facts
- Raoul Hausmann filed a patent for the optophone in 1934.
- The optophone converts sounds into visual forms.
- J. Donguy and P. Keene reconstructed the optophone based on Hausmann's text.
- Hausmann aimed to expand the boundaries of art through this invention.
Entities
Artists
- Raoul Hausmann
Sources
- artpress —