CLAMS

In nature, clams are detectors of pollutants; they serve as tiny filtration systems.

Clams is a collection of kinetic sound sculptures which convert data from water quality sensors into sounds and movement. Each ‘clam’ is constructed from recycled waste plastic and contains a speaker. The continuously evolving microtonal soundscape gives each shell a subtle, life-like opening and closing action. Real-time readings from an industry-standard water purity sensor placed in the river, lake or sea of the cities where the artwork is presented, form the basis for the music, which is generated through a constantly shifting process based on water quality levels over time.

Clams invite the audience to draw connections between media art, data sonification and environmental sustainability.

Credits: Clams is a project created and produced by Marco Barotti.
Software development: Pim Boreel

Special thanks to Anders Ehlin, Marco Canevacci, Yena Young, Stefan Dietzelt, Carsten Reith, Daniel Brunet & Markus Wüste for advises and support.

Clams was developed at WRO Art Center within the framework of EMAP / EMARE

Co-funded by: Creative Europe, C-Takt, Oerol Festival, and Transnatural

Marko Baroti je medijski umetnik iz Berlina. Njegov rad je vođen željom da izmisli umetnički jezik u kome se fiktivna postfuturistička era izražava kroz kinetičke zvučne intervencije u prirodnim i urbanim sredinama. Njegove instalacije spajaju audio tehnologiju, potrošačke objekte i otpad u pokretne skulpture koje u potpunosti pokreće zvuk. Primarni fokus njegovog rada je stvaranje „tehnološkog ekosistema“ koji se poigrava sličnostima sa životinjama i biljkama. Ova umetnička dela služe kao metafora za antropogeni uticaj na planetu i imaju za cilj da osveste ljude o ekološkim i društvenim pitanjima.

Supported by the European Media Art Platform (EMAP) co-funded by the European Union