TILBURG UNIVERSITy:
Spatial audio research for virtual reality
TILBURG UNIVERSITy:
Spatial audio research for virtual reality
TILBURG UNIVERSITy:
Spatial audio research for virtual reality
INTERWOVEN
By Lidewei Reitsma & Jonne Verheij.
Sound design by Marijn Cinjee
In Interwoven, the protagonist is a chunk of fungi. Electrical activity is measured from the fungus directly. The fungus communicates within its own network through electrical pulses. This invisible language is translated live into something we can see and hear: a visual projection and generative sound. This way, the fungus ‘speaks’ to the viewer.
When the fungus is touched, the effect can be seen in the projection and heard in the sound. This way, the visitor’s influence is noticeable, and the visitor cooperates with the fungus to make the projection move. There is a constantly evolving dynamic going on between the ever-changing living fungus, and the interaction with humans.
This installation is about the relationship between humans and nature. Are humans and nature too distanced from each other? Or are we one? By bringing visitors face to face with a fungus, we hope to establish a sense of connection with the fungus, and therefore to nature.