The Solar Wind Harp is a data driven audiovisual performance system artwork, developed in collaboration with Dr. George Millward, a research scientist working at the University of Colorado, Boulder and visiting scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
It collects solar wind data in real-time, sonifying and visualizing the electromagnetic pulse of the Sun before that pulse reaches Earth.
The work serves as a critical investigation into the phenomenological synapse that separates all scientific inquiry from experiential authenticity.
This synapse, or gap, forms the conceptual basis of the project, pointing out the subtle disconnect between observation and experience on the one hand, and measurement and interpretation on the other.
Article in Media-N, the Journal of the New Media Caucus from Spring 2014: V.10 N.01 Art & Infrastructures: Hardware
Videos of 2 Solar Wind Harp Performances: