Sound of Magma Nā Hana Noʻeau Kikohoʻe by Midori Yamazaki

Sound of Magma Nā Hana Noʻeau Kikohoʻe by Midori Yamazaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Kiʻi Lolouila, Hōʻike ʻEkolu Ana, Hōʻailona a me Hōʻike Kiʻi Competition Category.

KeleaweKiʻi Lolouila· 2023

Sound of Magma Nā Hana Noʻeau Kikohoʻe

by Midori Yamazaki

Client: Out of Blue

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Kiʻi Lolouila Category

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The Design

About Sound of Magma Nā Hana Noʻeau Kikohoʻe

Ke hoʻoikaika nei ka nānā ʻana i ka leo haʻahaʻa loa (infrasound) i hoʻokumu ʻia e nā hana kūlohelohe ma Iāpana, kahi e piha ai nā poino kūlohelohe. ʻAʻole hiki ke lohe a ʻike pū ʻia ka leo haʻahaʻa loa, akā ʻo ka leo haʻahaʻa loa i hōʻea mai ka hūʻā ʻana o ka lua pele, no ka laʻana, hiki ke hoʻolaha mamao ʻia a hiki ke nānā ʻia mai kahi palekana e pale ai i ka poino. Ma ka hana pū ʻana me ka Hale Noiʻi ʻOlaʻi o ke Kulanui o Tōkyō, ua hana ʻia nā hana noʻeau hoʻāʻo i hoʻike ʻia ai ka leo haʻahaʻa loa i ka maka a hoʻolohe ʻia pū e hoʻāla i ka ʻike ʻeono, ʻo ia hoʻi ka mana e ʻike i ka honua, kahi i nalowale ma nā kānaka o kēia manawa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Sound of Magma Nā Hana Noʻeau Kikohoʻe i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Sound of Magma Nā Hana Noʻeau Kikohoʻe he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Sound of Magma Nā Hana Noʻeau Kikohoʻe i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: In Japan, where natural disasters occur frequently, infrasound (low frequency sound) generated by natural phenomena is attracting attention. It can't be heard by the human ear and can't be seen, but infrasound generated by volcanic eruptions, for example, can be transmitted far and researchers can observe from a safe distance. In collaboration with the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, an experimental work which infrasound is visualized and made audible was created to stimulate the sixth sense, the ability to sense nature, which modern humans have lost.
Dimensions & Packaging: Video: Width1920pix x Height 1080pix Static image: Width1920pix x Height 1080pix
Tags: volcano, nature, science, visualization, sound, digitalart, generativedesign
Production Technology: In collaboration with the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, infrasound data measured during the eruption of Mount Yasur volcano Tanna Island, Vanuatu, were made audible and visualized by programmed software.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge in this research was to design a form of communication that stimulates what could be called the sixth sense, the function of sensing nature, which modern humans have lost. To this end, we attempted to design the system while understanding the advanced analysis techniques used by researchers at the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo on a daily basis.
Research: The research question for this work is what can design do for sensory communication of natural events that cannot be seen or heard and aims to communicate an understanding of natural phenomena analyzed by researchers to the general people. In collaboration with the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo, the infrasound data generated by volcanic eruptions, which is analyzed by researchers, is visualized and made audible by obtaining feedback from participants. And the artworks were designed to stimulate what could be called the sixth sense, the human sense of nature.
Inspiration: Waves of infrasound (low frequency sound) caused by natural events can be transmitted far and researchers can observe them and analyze what is happening from a safe distance. By making these processes visible and audible, the reproduction of the sixth sense could be communicated to audiences.
Project Duration: This artwork was launched worldwide, in June 2022. It will be open to the public for a minimum of five years. (It will be extended wherever possible).
Operation Flow: These are videos and static images as Digital artworks.
Image Credits: Image #1: Image Midori Yamazaki, Shape of volcanic wave, 2022.
Image #2: Image Midori Yamazaki, Shape of volcanic wave, 2022.
Image #3: Image Midori Yamazaki, Shape of volcanic wave, 2022.
Image #4: Image Midori Yamazaki, Shape of volcanic wave, 2022.
Image #5: Image Midori Yamazaki, Shape of volcanic wave, 2022.