360 DEGREES (2014)
360o conjures art, design, science of dendrochronology and DIY technology. The natural entity as cultural object in this work is a 127-year old Ash tree planted in 1886 and cut in 2013 due to a new road construction near the Rote Kaserne in Potsdam, Germany.
I have measured and analyzed the 127 tree rings at the Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut in order to create a narrative interface with 10 audio tracks describing matching significant events in German society, particularly of the Potsdam-Berlin area, corresponding to the most significant tree ring occurrences of this tree. The ten narratives can be activated by touching the digital line interfaces. In addition, there is a sound layer for the sonification of data stemming from the 1/100mm dendrochronology measurement of the 127 seasonal/yearly growth rings of the tree slice. More than a requiem for a tree, the sound installation gives voice to the knowledge contained in the tree, normally hidden from anthropocentric perception.
https://newmedia.udk-berlin.de/students/vanessa-ramos-velasquez/360
