Sonic Intangibles coming soon
Since 2021, my work has explored space and the 'sound of planets', the creative interpretation of light and radio waves. Following a series of collaborative discussions with Newcastle University in December 2024, I was invited to join Sonic Intangibles, launching with an introductory workshop in May 2025. This project unlocks the potential of sonification - the method of representing scientific data through sound - for interdisciplinary research and communication. Much like a Geiger counter represents radioactivity, sonification allows us to monitor data by attaching computer-generated sounds to it. By challenging the visual dominance in how society understands knowledge, this research brings the intangible into our audible experience.
About the Project
This project unlocks the potential of sonification - the method of representing scientific data through sound - for interdisciplinary research and communication. Much like a Geiger counter represents radioactivity, sonification allows us to monitor data by attaching computer-generated sounds to it. By challenging the visual dominance in how society understands knowledge, this research brings the intangible into our audible experience, including, work included:
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Distant galaxies and space data
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Microorganisms and cellular biology
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Neural networks and brain activity
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Computer science
'Sonification is not visualisation for the ears, it follows completely different
rules'
- Robert Kosara, Visualisation Expert
The Sonic Intangibles Team
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Newcastle University: Dr Christopher Harrison (Project Co-Lead & Reader in Astrophysics), Jorge Boehringer (composer sound artist), Rose Shepherd
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Northumbria University: Prof. Paul Vickers (Co-Leader), Dr Lucy Whalley, Dr Dan Ratliff, Dr Shelly Knotts, NUSTEM