Sound of Magma Mahi Toi Matihiko by Midori Yamazaki

Sound of Magma Mahi Toi Matihiko by Midori Yamazaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Whakairoiro Rorohiko, Tauira Āhua-Toru, Kiri me te Whakaata Competition Category.

ParahiWhakairoiro Rorohiko· 2023

Sound of Magma Mahi Toi Matihiko

by Midori Yamazaki

Client: Out of Blue

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Whakairoiro Rorohiko Category

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The Design

About Sound of Magma Mahi Toi Matihiko

E tōngia ana te aronga ki te mātakitaki i te oro-raro-rongo ka puta i ngā āhuatanga o te taiao i Hapana, he whenua tupono nui ngā aitua taiao. Ahakoa kāore e rongona, kāore hoki e kitea, ko te oro-raro-rongo ka puta i ngā pahūtanga maunga puia, hei tauira, ka taea te tuku ki tawhiti, ā, ka taea te aroturuki mai i tētahi wāhi haumaru kia karo ai i te aitua. I te mahi tahi me te Wānanga Rangahau Rūwhenua o Te Whare Wānanga o Tōkio, i hangaia ngā mahi toi whakamātau e whakaaturia kite ai, e whakahapainga rongo ai hoki te oro-raro-rongo, hei whakaohooho i te rongo tuaono, arā te āhei ki te rongo i te taiao, he mea kua ngaro i ngā tāngata o nāianei.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko Sound of Magma Mahi Toi Matihiko te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Sound of Magma Mahi Toi Matihiko he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Sound of Magma Mahi Toi Matihiko i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.