Sonification of natural soil processes tests the limits of our attention, patience and desire to still perceive ultra-slow reactions and examines the mechanisms of our adaptation …

Principle: Three sensors measure humidity at different depths in meter columns of clay. The acquired data controls the pulsation rate and other parameters of the digitally real-time generated sound that is projected from each object. There is a polyphonic space-structured polyrhythm which changes in response to changes in soil moisture. Music time takes place on a different scale than normal. Changes happen within days, weeks, months …

The idea was born during Magic Carpet residency at openspace Innsbruck and the realisation was done in Kosice, Slovakia during K.A.I.R. residency at Sopa gallery.