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Ecosistema Artificial Sonoro (2021, 2023)

Artificial Sonorous Ecosystem

Generative Installation / Data Sonification
★ Selected Work, 4th Nuevo León State Art Prize CONARTE, Monterrey, MX (2024)
★ Featured in the book "A Decade to Download" Internet Yami-Ichi Anniversary (2022)
★ Selected Project, Internet Yami-Ichi Centro de Cultura Digital, MX (2021)
★ Recipient, EFCA Grant (Estímulo Fiscal a la Creación Artística), CONARTE, MX (2019)

The Artificial Sonorous Ecosystem is a life simulator that manifests through sound. In this digital environment, autonomous organisms experience cycles of birth, maturation, and death, directly influenced by real-time environmental variables.

Factors such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, air quality, lunar phase, and the position of celestial bodies dictate the behavior of the system. Each organism possesses unique life cycles and sonic behaviors that contribute to the installation's evolving soundscape.

This project invites participants to blur the boundaries between the organic and the artificial, fostering a deeper understanding of how our senses can be expanded through electronic means. It demonstrates how technology can materialize planes of reality that usually remain invisible—such as the digital layer where these autonomous entities exist.


Interactive Interface

Beyond the physical installation, the ecosystem exists as a web interface. By interacting with this digital window, users can visualize the organisms in real time and "touch" them to isolate their individual sounds, transforming the experience into a deep listening exercise. This dynamic challenges users to identify and distinguish singular voices within the complex auditory landscape.

Live preview of the ecosystem. Open in full screen ↗

The installation operates through a custom generative algorithm designed to adapt to the immediacy of atmospheric conditions. It exists in two versions: In situ (physical installation reacting to local sensors) and Virtual (web-based system reacting to API weather data).

Concept & Programming: Isaías Herrera

Guest Sound Artists (Organism Design):
Malitzin Cortés (CNDSD)
Bioluminik
Hugo Solís
Bernardo Feldman
Iván Naranjo

Supported by:
EFCA Grant 2019 (CONARTE)