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E Drum Kinetic Electronic Drums Show by Idan Herbet

E Drum Kinetic Electronic Drums Show

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020

Idan Herbet's Kinetic Electronic Drums Show functions as a contemporary manifestation of the ancient human impulse to ritualize musical performance through visual spectacle, the circular forms of the illuminated drum pads resonate with archetypal symbols of wholeness, celestial bodies, and cyclical rhythmic patterns that have characterized percussion traditions across cultures since prehistory, the radial arrangement of instruments around a central human figure echoes mandala configurations suggesting the performer as axis mundi connecting earthly expression with cosmic harmonies, the cyan and turquoise chromatic dominance carries associations with water, sky, and technological futurism, positioning the work within contemporary visual languages of innovation and electronic culture while the warm amber accents maintain connection to fire, warmth, and human presence, the ascending arc of the drum configuration may evoke celestial ladders or ascending scales, metaphors for spiritual elevation through musical practice, the theatrical smoke functions symbolically as the breath of creation, the visible manifestation of sound waves and the liminal boundary between material instrument and ethereal music, the performer's elevated central position within this luminous constellation suggests the artist as mediator between technological apparatus and aesthetic expression, while the dark surrounding void emphasizes the focused nature of creative attention and the emergence of art from darkness into light, this installation demonstrates how contemporary entertainment design draws upon deep symbolic traditions while creating new visual vocabularies for expressing the transformative power of musical experience.

Inspired by a gyrosphere. the show combines a number of elements that together create an extraordinary experience. The installation changes its shape and creates a dynamic environment for the drummer to perform in. Edrum breaks the barrier between sound light and space, each note translates into light.