24.10.2024 – 10.11.2024
Lichenography is a music notation technique that creates sounds based on the morphological data of lichens. In this process, the body shapes of lichens growing on trees and stones are manually traced and translated into MIDI notes using digital editing software to compose music. In this way, the lichens become active participants in the composition process and create sound clusters based on their physical structures. This approach is inspired by a technique developed by scientist Anne Pringle to track individual growth cycles and declines in biodiversity. Choir of Kin is an ongoing, multipart, intermedia project by the collective Transformative Narratives (Tony Wagner & Lena Kuzmich) that explores experimental composition and sound production processes through multispecies encounters. At Neue Galerie Graz, the collective presents its music notation technique Lichenography as an audiovisual installation. This technique was originally developed during a research residency as part of the European Media Art Platform in 2023.
Choir of Kin – Lichenography
24.10.2024 – 10.11.2024
studio
Neue Galerie Graz
Joanneumsviertel
8010 Graz
www.neuegaleriegraz.at
