![Immersive spatial sound installation that explores a de-centered view of our anthropocentric experience of the natural world. Voices of local communities, the sounds of Natura 2000 forest sites, and the contributions of artificial intelligence all work to imagine a future beyond the Anthropocene. This project is an ever-evolving attempt at a human/non-human/more-than-human perception of the natural world | 2022/2024
[Artistic collaboration with Sam Nester, musician and sound artist]
[Scientific collaboration with Isabelle Hupont-Torres, Scientific Officer at the Joint Research Center, and Lucia Iglesias Blanco, Policy Officer the European Commission Directorate-General for Environment]
A work commissioned by the European Commission Joint Research Center as part of the SciArt Resonances IV programme.
Showcased as part of the NaturArchy group exhibition at iMAL (Brussels)](https://marinaestelawainer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Synocene_3-2.png)
Synocene — beyond the Anthropocene
A collaborative work that has resulted in a series of citizen engagement workshops, a spatial sound installation that explores a de-centered view of our anthropocentric experience of the natural world, and a scientific paper about how AI perceives nature
Artistic collaboration: Sam Nester, trumpet player, composer and sound artist
Scientific collaboration: Isabelle Hupont-Torres, AI specialist, and Lucia Iglesias Blanco, Policy Officer at the European Commission Directorate-General for Environment
Development of the AI interface for the workshops and the fog machine and lights programme for the installation: Sylvie Tissot
The project has been developed as part of part of the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) SciArt Resonances IV programme and the VOICE project
Group exhibition NaturArchy: Towards a Natural Contract at iMAL — Art Center for Digital Cultures & Technology, Brussels | 2024
Article De-Anthropocentralising Human-Nature-AI Interaction — ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems | 2024
Workshops with local communities in 3 European forests (Natura 2000 protected sites): Glengarriff Woodland – Ireland; The Sonian Forest – Belgium; Ulvenhout Forest – The Netherlands | 2023/2024
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