Making data sing
embodied approaches to sonification
pp. 151-160
Abstract
We report on our experiences of two recent sonification pieces we have been involved in; composing for Peter Sinclair's RoadMusic project, and creating a multi-speaker installation with sound artist Kaffe Matthews which sonifies the movement of sharks around the Galapagos islands.We describe these pieces in terms of translation of data into different modalities, and extending the affective capacity of the listener, allowing the data to be experienced viscerally and in an embodied manner, as opposed to intellectually or symbolically. We will discuss how this intersects with theoretical discourses drawn from cognitive science and philosophy.
Publication details
Published in:
Aramaki Mitsuko, Derrien Olivier, Kronland-Martinet Richard, Ystad Sølvi (2014) Sound, music, and motion: 10th international symposium, CMMR 2013, Marseille, France, October 15-18, 2013. revised selected papers. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 151-160
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-12976-1_9
Full citation:
Parkinson Adam, Tanaka Atau (2014) „Making data sing: embodied approaches to sonification“, In: M. Aramaki, O. Derrien, R. Kronland-Martinet & S. Ystad (eds.), Sound, music, and motion, Dordrecht, Springer, 151–160.