Lecture: Andrea Polli - Sonification

"Andrea Polli is a digital media artist living in New Mexico. Her work addresses issues related to science and technology in contemporary society. She is interested in global systems, the real time interconnectivity of these systems, and the effect of these systems on individuals."

"She currently works in collaboration with atmospheric scientists to develop systems for understanding storm and climate through sound (called sonification). Recent projects include: a spatialized sonification of highly detailed models of storms that devastated the New York area; a series of sonifications of climate in Central Park; and a real-time multi-channel sonification and visualization of weather in the Arctic. She has exhibited, performed, and lectured nationally and internationally and recently spent seven weeks in Antarctica on a National Science Foundation funded project 90degreessouth.org."

Videos:

Scientist and Artists (34:17) Andrea Polli presents examples of artists working closely with scientists to make research on the environment approachable by the public. She addresses her own efforts in this area. Source: Vimeo

Scaling the Sonic Terrain (55:23)  Andrea Polli discusses her interest in raising environmental awareness through signification. This lecture was a part of the Sound+Science Symposium at UCAL in March 2009. Source: Vimeo