20Hz, 2011
5’ / HD / 3D HD
Co-commissioned by Arts Santa Monica + Lighthouse UK.
Supported by the British Council.
Audio Data courtesy of CARISMA, operated by the University of Alberta, funded by the Canadian Space Agency (Canadian Array for Real Time Investigations of Magnetic Activity).
Special thanks to Andy Kale
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 rumble 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 visualizations. As different frequencies interact both visually and aurally, complex patterns emerge to create interference phenomena that probe the limits of our perception.
