The 3D models of "radio-orators" (speaker towers) are inspired by the early ideas of artist and Constructivist Gustav Klutsis, who in the early 1920s envisioned a new type of agitational device — radio-orators, screens, and “propaganda stations of the future.”
Klutsis was among the first to imagine multimedia installations in urban environments — long before they became reality. In his 1920s projects, he combined loudspeakers, floodlights, film screens, and illuminated signs, imagining a synthesis of sound, image, and architecture. His "radio-orators" were more than just utopian designs — they were a serious attempt to create a new form of public communication that was simultaneously visual, auditory, and spatial.
Although these objects were never realized, they embody the spirit of their time: a drive to merge technology, art, and ideology. The speaker becomes not just a broadcaster, but a visual sculpture of energy — a form through which the political message resonates. These fantastical constructions continue the utopian impulse of the avant-garde, where form serves the goal of transforming consciousness.
Many of Klutsis’s media installation projects have survived — sketches, photomontages, and models now reside in museum collections around the world. Among them are MoMA in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and others. These works reveal the ambitious scale of his vision: Klutsis didn’t stop at a single design but developed an entire series of dynamic structures intended for the streets of the new socialist city.