Irreversible noise
Sound sculpute, 2019, Duo with Hazuki Ohta
Exhibited at Open Research Forum 2019
Material: Microplastics, Bottle, Wood, Concrete Microphone
Exhibited at Open Research Forum 2019
Material: Microplastics, Bottle, Wood, Concrete Microphone
This work is a sound sculpture made of microplastics enclosed in a sandglass, not sand. The microplastics flow down the sandglass as if counting away the seconds. The sounds produced by the microplastics are recorded using a concrete microphone placed at the bottom of the sandglass. The sounds are designed to resemble natural sounds, like those of sand, and also gloomy sounds that threaten us through digital sound processing. This emphasizes how microplastics behave like substitutes for nature while still representing hidden threats. A sandglass keeps ticking away the seconds eternally, as long as people keep turning it over. This sandglass serves as a metaphor for how microplastics are continuously accumulating on our planet, thanks to our actions. Time is irreversible.
The amount of microplastics in the world is constantly increasing. By 2050, it is predicted that the amount of microplastics will exceed that of fish in the ocean. Although plastics have made our lives more comfortable, they are also a deadly threat to various forms of life in the sea.
The amount of microplastics in the world is constantly increasing. By 2050, it is predicted that the amount of microplastics will exceed that of fish in the ocean. Although plastics have made our lives more comfortable, they are also a deadly threat to various forms of life in the sea.
