Tree tuesday - also a record player that plays slices of wood

Image explanation at the bottom of this post.

A record player that plays slices of wood. Year ring data is translated into music, 2011.
Modified turntable, computer, vvvv, camera, acrylic glass, veneer, approx. 90x50x50 cm.

Listen to the music of trees

German artist Bartholomäus Traubeck created Years

A tree’s year rings are analysed [sic] for their strength, thickness and rate of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again defined by the overall appearance of the wood (ranging from dark to light and from strong texture to light texture). The foundation for the music is certainly found in the defined ruleset of programming and hardware setup, but the data acquired from every tree interprets this ruleset very differently.

Is nothing that a tree cannot do? It sounds so wonderful. The rings of the tree are translated into music.

Credit for image at top: Photo by me with my Canon EOS Rebel
This tree is very special my husband planted it a few years ago, it is back again look at the leaves; before you know it we will be able to play music with it. For now the birds singing is enough for me.

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