Serenade of the Woods

Lisa Chang Lee, in Collaboration with Sound Artist James Wilkie

Using the objectivity of algorithms to examine and challenge the binary opposition between technology and nature.

“In a sense of uniformity (QI WU theory, Chuangtsu). Through the data analysis the rhythm of plants in breeze is read then transformed into music scores. Applied with Olivier Messiaen' s scale inspired by oriental music and birds song, the algorithm processes movements of plants swaying in the breeze recorded from everyday life. Each plant is given a musical instrument that corresponds to its synesthetic form. Eventually, musical scores written by nature are played by human as live performance and audiovisual installation.”

- Lisa Chang Lee

Below is the evolution of prototypes

For more please visit Lisa’s site: https://www.lisachanglee.com/work/sow