BIODEGRADABLE SOUND is a two-part artist-led workshop which explores concepts of biodegradability as they apply to music, instrument making, and the sonic arts. For the first session participants craft and decorate their own biodegradable records using materials such as seaweed, gelatin and an assortment of natural pigments. For the second session participants etch up to 5 minutes of any sound or music of their choosing onto the biomaterials using a record etcher provided by the artist.
WORKSHOP FORMAT:
SESSION 1:
INTRODUCTIONS
WHAT ARE BIOPLASTICS?
MAKING THE RECORDS + DECORATING
SESSION 2:
PREPARING THE AUDIO
ETCHING THE RECORD
LISTENING + DISCUSSION
Biodegradable Sound at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society
Records from Biodegradable Sound at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society
Records from Biodegradable Sound at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society
Record Examples from Biodegradable Sound at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society
Participants Designing their Records for Biodegradable Sound at the Swiss Mechatronic Art Society
Biodegradable Sound Participant Designing their Record
Etching Audio into Gelatin Record
Etching Audio into Gelatin Record