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Volcano Dance: A Creative Union of Science, Technology & Art

Explore the intersection of science, technology, and art through the unique practice of volcano sonification, converting seismic data into musical scores. Witness how this innovative approach translates data into melodies to predict eruptions and unveil the hidden sounds of nature.

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Volcano Dance: A Creative Union of Science, Technology & Art

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  1. Volcano DanceA Creative Union of Science, Technology & Art Tom Fryer (DANTE, UK) TERENA NETWORKING CONFERENCE 2010 Arts and Humanities Session Monday, 31st May 2010

  2. Volcano Eruptions:The Local Effects • Evacuation; effects on health of local population; loss of life • Power outages, water contamination • Destruction of homes, property, farmland… • Loss of livelihood

  3. Volcano Eruptions:The Effects Further Afield Weather and climate Acid rain Air travel restrictions Economic disruption

  4. Predicting Volcano Eruptions:Methodologies • Seismic activity • Gas emissions • Ground deformation • Thermal monitoring • Hydrology • Remote satellite sensing

  5. Volcano Sonification:Seismograms to Melodies • To make volcano seismograms audible • To correlate seismic stages with sound patterns / melodies • To discover the “signature tune” of an eruption • Italy, 2001 • University of Catania and the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) • Sonification of Mount Etna

  6. Data Sonification:The Process • Data sonification is the representation of data by sound (waveforms, melodies) • The acoustic counterpart of graphs 10 15 15 10 8 4 1 1 4

  7. Converting the Seismogram to Music

  8. Etna Sonification Score: The score inherits the same characteristics (regularities, behaviour) of the seismogram

  9. Sonification on Computing Grids 40 seconds of seismic data = • Grids provide the necessary computing power and distributed data storage: • EGEE, EELA/EELA2 and EUMEDGRID supported by GÉANT, EUMEDCONNECT and RedCLARA • A one-second seismic sample generates 120 MB of data. • Converting seismic data into sound waves is computationally demanding.

  10. From Science to ‘Singing Volcanoes’ • Volcano scores are also musically interesting! • They inherit the richness of nature • They can be played by any musician • Ecuador, 2006 • Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) joins sonification project: Mount Tungurahua • Music from Mt. Tungurahua played at Launch of Ecuador’s National Research and Education Network (CEDIA) The Arts Science

  11. From ‘Singing’ to ‘Dancing Volcanoes’ • Washington D.C., 2008 • ‘Singing Volcanoes’ sparks ‘The Mountain’ Dance Performance by CityDance Ensemble Science The Arts • Philippine choreographer, Jason Garcia Ignacio, inspires involvement of Philippine researchers in Sonification Project: • Volcano Monitoring & Eruption Prediction Division, PHIVOLCS, Philippines • Mounts Pinatubo and Mayon

  12. The Mountain: From Volcano to Stage • Website: www.volcanodance.org • Music based on seismograms of 4 volcanoes: Etna, Tungurahua, Pinatubo, Mayon); Choreography by Jason Garcia Ignacio • The Mountain: world premiere 10-11 Sept 2009, The Kennedy Center, Washington DC, USA

  13. Volcano SonificationThe Status Today • The work continues: • Researchers have started to identify correlations between seismograms and volcanic activity, including eruptions. • The involvement of more volcanoes will contribute to attempts to discover volcano signature tunes.

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