Hi there! I also try to steer clear of spitalfields market and head off down to up market (just round the corner) on a Sunday which retains more of the community spirit that made spitalfields market so exciting to visit.

One point that hasn't been made I think is that it is still absolutely fine to take photos on the tube and in tube stations (just not flash photography, but that's more to do with the safety systems).

Would be interesting to see whether this 'rule' is related to the fabric of the market itself or whether it's enforced more on the requirements of the new breed of shops that have occupied the space.

cheers!

Caleb

Reminds me of a similar installation piece created by Toshio Iwai, but would love to use this as a live tool, certainly an 8 channel x 64 step version.

Regarding the comment about using fingers to block off beats maybe you could use the conductive properties of the ballbearings plus a high resistance to allow your finger to create a capacitance drain, so the beat won't play until you release the ballbearing.

Either way - time to get the breadboard and the arduino out again.

Ah, looks great! which stall was that? I used to live in the area but had to move up to Hackney because of the cost of living round there. It's a shame you probably missed the best of Spitalfields market before it was converted into an extension of the high-street styles.