Artist Creates Ambient Music by Placing an Oscillating Fan in Front of a Hanging Electric Guitar

Lori Dorn
July 2, 2026

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Sound performance artist Moritz Simon Geist hung his electric guitar, plugged it into an amplifier, and placed an oscillating floor fan in front of it, creating calming ambient music. The oscillation was key: the strings, still ringing from high to low on the first pass of the fan, rang from low to high on the return pass, giving new meaning to “air guitar”.

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Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.