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“Great Animal Orchestra”

by Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists.

 

Krause takes recorded audio of natural elements and creatures to create soundscapes that are not only interesting to listen to but are also visually compelling. Krause uses the information within the audio to generate a spectrogram which is projected on the walls of a fully immersive space. This visual component is not only meant to draw in the observer, it also teaches the visual cues of certain types of sound created by different creatures. I admire the focus Krause brings to parts of nature most people overlook, in his TedTalk regarding his work he talks about his discovery that even the smallest insects, such as ants, have their own unique soundscape. His attention to detail shows in the execution and thought behind the creation and presentation of this work.

 

Bernie Krause talking about his work with soundscapes in his TedTalk