Visualising Sound

This video was made for the exhibition 'Invisible Fields' in Barcelona, it  has an eerie vibe, but amazing static abstract qualities draw me into it.

20 Hz observes a geo-magnetic storm occurring in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Working with data collected from the CARISMA radio array and interpreted as audio, we hear tweeting and rumbles caused by incoming solar wind, captured at the frequency of 20 Hertz. Generated directly by the sound, tangible and sculptural forms emerge suggestive of scientific visualisations. As different frequencies interact both visually and aurally, complex patterns emerge to create interference phenomena that probe the limits of our perception.

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This video in particular has opened my eyes to less literal representations of visualising sound, using interpretation and even simply through enlarging or reworking aesthetics you can end up with some really abstract visuals.

This strange looking, mechanical / origami type structure creates a dialogue between one another each producing sounds at regular intervals, while the other listens, records and analyses the sounds. It also moves according to the frequencies of the sounds. Immediately after that, the second sculpture plays back the recorded sound, but it adds to it any disruption caused by the reverberating space and the voices and sounds made by visitors entering the space.

A particularly interesting approach to visualising sound, considering the exhibition feature of our brief would have been good, but we plan on running this project on after Christmas and involving it in the LOCO project. There is a pre planned studio space to use during a music event, that we have been given free reign over.
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"The L.E.V. Festival is a physical and ephemeral space, particularly focused on the natural synergy between image and sound, on live action, on the influence of avantgarde movements on contemporary creation, on the relationship forged between the spectator and the public space, and on the new art movements emerging around the world in connection with audiovisual culture."

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