Sound of Magma 数字艺术作品 by Midori Yamazaki

Sound of Magma 数字艺术作品 by Midori Yamazaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 计算机图形、三维建模、纹理与渲染设计 Competition Category.

铜计算机图形· 2023

Sound of Magma 数字艺术作品

by Midori Yamazaki

Client: Out of Blue

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 计算机图形 Category

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The Design

About Sound of Magma 数字艺术作品

在自然灾害频发的日本，通过观测自然现象产生的次声波正受到广泛关注。次声波无法被听见或看见，但例如火山喷发产生的次声波能够传播至远处，可从安全距离进行观测以防范灾害。该设计作品与东京大学地震研究所合作，将次声波进行可视化处理并转化为可听声音，创作出实验性艺术作品，旨在唤醒现代人已经失去的第六感——感知自然的能力。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

Sound of Magma 数字艺术作品是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计Sound of Magma 数字艺术作品将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。Sound of Magma 数字艺术作品出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

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.