Sonifying Extremes: Creating Immersive Auditory Experiences through Data Sonification, Creative Practice, and Climate Awareness

QUT MORE-THAN-HUMAN FUTURES SEMINAR

Sonifying Extremes: Creating Immersive Auditory Experiences through Data Sonification, Creative Practice, and Climate Awareness

FRIDAY 19 April 11am-12noon

In person at KG- Z9 – 607, Kelvin Grove Campus,  and on Zoom. Register on Eventbrite. All welcome, please forward to those who might be interested.

Sonifying Extremes explores the intersection of data sonification and creative practice, interrogating how the acoustic signatures of underwater and terrestrial environments can be transformed into immersive auditory and musical experiences. Through converting ecological data sets from the depths of the Arctic Ocean to the Californian Wildfires, Sonifying Extremes highlights the hidden patterns and relationships within our ecosystems; making the unseen and unheard audible, advocating for climate awareness. Through highlighting my research as a fellow at UC San Diego’s Qualcomm Institute and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, this presentation will focus on the methodologies, case studies, and the transformative potential of data sonification in shaping environmental awareness and driving conservation initiatives.

Originally from Greece, Dr. Theocharis Papatrechas is a composer, sound artist, and researcher based in Brisbane, Australia. He has held appointments at California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Postdoctoral Scholar, AlertCalifornia Group) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Staff Research Associate, Whale Acoustics Lab), where his research focused on data sonification of extreme environmental events. Theocharis holds a Ph.D. from UC San Diego and is currently employed as sessional lecturer at the University of Queensland and Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University.

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