Desert and sonic ecosystems: Incorporating environmental factors within site-responsive sonic art

Lauren Hayes; Julian Stein

doi:10.3390/app8010111

Desert and sonic ecosystems: Incorporating environmental factors within site-responsive sonic art

Lauren Hayes, Julian Stein

Arts, Media and Engineering, School of (AME)

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Abstract

Advancements in embedded computer platforms have allowed data to be collected and shared between objects-or smart devices-in a network. While this has resulted in highly functional outcomes in fields such as automation and monitoring, there are also implications for artistic and expressive systems. In this paper we present a pluralistic approach to incorporating environmental factors within the field of site-responsive sonic art using embedded audio and data processing techniques. In particular, we focus on the role of such systems within an ecosystemic framework, both in terms of incorporating systems of living organisms, as well as sonic interaction design. We describe the implementation of such a system within a large-scale site-responsive sonic art installation that took place in the subtropical desert climate of Arizona in 2017.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	111
Journal	Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/app8010111
State	Published - Jan 14 2018

Keywords

Audio signal processing
Ecosystems
Music technology
Sonic interaction design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Instrumentation
General Engineering
Process Chemistry and Technology
Computer Science Applications
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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