Soil choir v.0.2
Jiří Suchánek
/ poly / interactive sound installation
Materials: clay, steel, plexiglass, ice, capacitive sensors, Bela speakers, Supercollider
Principle: Three sensors measure moisture at different depths in meter-long columns of soil. The data obtained controls the pulsation rate and other parameters of the digitally generated sound that sounds from each object. A multi-voiced, spatially structured polyrhythm is created, which changes depending on changes in soil moisture.
The sonification of natural soil processes tests the limits of our attention, patience and appetite to still perceive ultra-slow reactions and explores the mechanisms of our adaptation...