Years, 2011, Galerie Lisa Ruyter Vienna, Photo: Andreas Fleckl
Bartholomäus Traubeck builds equipment to translate the information contained in tree rings into music.
Years, 2011
Tree rings can provide information regarding the age of a tree, as well as different environmental conditions that the tree experienced throughout its life time. This can allow researchers to understand ecological conditions such as droughts, floods, temperature extremes, fires and disease. Traubeck’s equipment translates the rings on a turntable, using sensors rather than a needle, that gathers information about the wood’s color, patterns, and texture, and uses an algorithm to translate that into piano music.