Phonosynthesis: Music from Alien Species deals with a specific phenomena linked to climate change, which is the increasing number of invasive alien species (IAS).
IAS have the possibility to expand rapidly to higher latitudes and different altitudes as the climate warms, and this process changes the biodiversity of the affected areas, out-pacing local species.
The project aims to highlight such problems with an artistic sound-based interactive installation.
The amount of water, the wind, and human touch can affect such electric current, producing data that can be associated with different musical notes played by electronic instruments.
Each alien species was assigned to a particular music instrument typical from the plant’s original country.
