miniature crane drives the needle in love hultén’s vinyl player Love Hultén  reimagines the record player as an intentionally overbuilt, semi-absurd machine where sound is no longer just played but actively performed. Commissioned for Rebin Shah, the piece replaces the conventional tonearm with a bright red crane that physically navigates the vinyl surface, shifting the act of listening into a tactile, almost theatrical operation. A slanted aluminum control panel introduces a set of chunky, color-coded buttons and rotary dials that feel closer to a control console than a hi-fi deck. In crane mode, the user manually steers the needle left, right, up, and down, effectively ‘driving’ the playback across the record. The interface slows the process down, resisting automation in favor of deliberate interaction.…