Musical Kalliroscope
at Casa Colina Hospital
A Musical Kalliroscope adds sound and music to the flow of oceanic-like currents. As you turn the crank the fluid begins to spiral and music begins to play. Small particles suspended in the liquid reflect light and reveal the patterns in the current. Like a massive music box, you control the speed of the musical playback.
"I use the music Musical Kalliroscope with one of my clients who had a stroke when he was still in his mommy's belly. As a result, he has left sided weakness. We use the music box to help him strengthen his left arm and hand. The music is super motivating to him and helps him to work longer in order to hear his favorite song. It's less like hard work and more like play!"
- Michele Alaniz, OT
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The manual effort of many fabricators, designers, and engineers are integral to our creations. From sketch to an actual frame, we formed hundreds of pounds of steel into an approachable therapeutic tool for kids.
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Plastic and steel come together in this harness which holds the Magnetic Encoder in the musical Kalliroscope. The Magnetic Encoder sensor uses magnetic fields to precisely monitor the rotation of the crank rod.
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In the Kalliroscope, art, technology, and music intersect for therapeutic purposes at Casa Colina Hospital.
The word Kalliroscope comes from the Greek words “Kalos,” “Rheos,” and “Skopien,” meaning Beauty, Flow and Seeing. As conceived by artist Paul Matisse, a Kalliroscope is an object in which to see a beautiful current.