For over 15 years, Love Hultén has blurred the line between instrument, sculpture, and science project, and his latest custom build might be one of his most eye-catching yet. Shaped like a guitar but powered by analog synth controls, the instrument lets sound be bent, twisted, and reshaped in real time, capped off with a mesmerizing sound-reactive ferrofluid display that feels equal parts lab experiment and stage prop and honestly, that feels exactly right.


