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Official Selection · Sehsüchte 2026

THE SYSTEM PREFERS SILENCE

Interactive Sculpture · Sound-Driven World

credits

createdLisa Passing & Andreea-Cristina Mirceaexhibited atSehsüchte International Student Film Festival, Potsdam, Germany

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THE SYSTEM PREFERS SILENCE — the wire resonator and amplifier, UV-lit
002 · primary view Photo © Andreea-Cristina Mircea
// shown at Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival (Potsdam, Germany)
// materials & system Repurposed record player, servo motors, wire resonator, capacitive sensing, custom sound synthesis

A record player that no longer plays records. Servo motors drive a wire resonator; the machine performs itself, and it would rather do it alone.

Come close and capacitive sensing picks you up: noise enters, the timing slips. Presence registers as damage.

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THE SYSTEM PREFERS SILENCE — Detail view
002 / fig_02Photo © Andreea-Cristina Mircea
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THE SYSTEM PREFERS SILENCE — Wire mechanism detail
002 / fig_03Photo © Andreea-Cristina Mircea
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THE SYSTEM PREFERS SILENCE — Interaction close-up
002 / fig_04Photo © Andreea-Cristina Mircea
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THE SYSTEM PREFERS SILENCE — Exhibition setup
002 / fig_05Photo © Andreea-Cristina Mircea
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