Dream lab · proxemics

Lean In

Karel's recording plays continuously, but it only opens up when you physically lean CLOSE to the screen. Approach and the piece blooms — the full band arrives, the distant wash tightens to an intimate room, and the ember field draws inward and brightens. Sit back and it recedes to a bare, far whisper. Your closeness is the whole instrument.

The camera runs only in your browser to sense how close your face is — nothing is recorded or sent anywhere. With no camera (or if you decline), a pointer “hearth” takes over: move to the centre and hold to lean in. Use headphones; respects reduced-motion.