R x2 sound art work

This artwork is a computer algorithm collects data from the Internet on the force and depth of shocks in the planet’s crust, capturing all earthquakes greater than 0.1 Richter magnitude scale. On a typical day, there are up to 200 of these shocks. This data is turned into signals that operate the motors connected to the Thunder Drum acoustic drums.

I found myself admiring and have love of the piece. It made me appreciate how sound art often balances precision with vulnerability. The structure is solid, but the sounds it produces, as far as I can get, are ephemeral. That contrast feels profoundly poetic.

It doesn’t dictate how to listen only, it also opens possibilities.

It creates a sonic environment that is not just heard but inhabited.

It made me feel connected to the idea that sound art can be both conceptual and sensory.