D DP
London, © 2026         
  


    BIO       

Domenico Di Paolo [2000] is a curious human being.

His post-disciplinary practice investigates possible future rituals linked to emerging technologies, 
primarily using sound as a tool of inquiry.


    CONTACT        domenicodipaolo.xyz@gmail.com


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    SELECTED WORKS 

TypeYear
    IMAGO       .Product development      .
Work in progress
    ALEA       .Product development      .      
2025
    AURORA       .
Installation             .2024-2025
    PERSONAL OBS        .
Research                 .2024            

ALEAProduct development    2025




          OVERVIEW

Álea is a wearable device that turns movement into real-time sound manipulation. It reimagines the relationship between fashion, music and technology – allowing the body to become a live instrument. Embedded with gyroscopes and accelerometers, its sensors let users reshape audio tracks through motion, creating a choreographic form of sound performance.
















          CONTEXT Designed for an immersive, post-digital 2050 environment, Alea uses embedded sensors to allow participants to modulate audio effects through dance. Each sensor interacts with different audio tracks, shaping distinct sound effects in real time. As a choreographic instrument, it enables music to be composed live by the body in motion. Blending fashion and technology, Alea creates intimate, collective sonic experiences, offering a tactile response to a world in search of deeper connection.










          TECHNICAL 
          DETAILSTwo Adafruit 9-DOF sensors are mounted on the wrists and interfaced with a Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3 microcontroller. The system connects via Bluetooth to Ableton Live, where wrist inclination and movement velocity are captured in real-time to manipulate audio filters and effects.










          INSTALLATION          DESIGN The project was unveiled through a live performance by two dancers. By wearing the devices, they simultaneously shaped the music through their movements, creating a real-time dialogue between choreography and sound. 

The scenography features layers of organza draped from a metal mesh, supported by a wooden structure suspended from the ceiling. This organza ceiling was conceived as a labyrinth: a space to hide from others or seek human connection.






       +Design Team:  Kieran Feechan, Mandy Liu, 
Niki Tokunaga, Wenda Yang
Photo: Paco Wang

2025                       +Exhibitions:

Riff Magazine
Vitruta King’s Cross
London