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[moominmolly]

Hi, livejournal! I have lots to say but seem to be having trouble saying any of it. Instead, I will show you some jaw-dropping art. Years, by Bartholomäus Traubeck.

A record player that plays slices of wood. A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall appearance of the wood (ranging from dark to light and from strong texture to light texture). The foundation for the music is certainly found in the defined ruleset of programming and hardware setup, but the data acquired from every tree interprets this ruleset very differently.

I encourage you to go watch and listen.

(Via nex0s.)