BIRTH OF A STAR: 30 DORADUS
LIVING STAR: R AQUARII
DEATH OF A STAR: SUPERNOVA REMNANT
DATASHEETS
Star Information + Speculative Fiction + Sonification Process
INFINITY IN OUR HANDS, 2024
Kristine Diekman
Liz Waugh McManus
Lisa Mansfield
The Sun is a dynamic star, a constantly changing hearth of light and heat providing life on Earth. In 5 million years the Sun will start to die, expanding and losing energy. Working with scientific data gathered from the Chandra Observatory—NASA’s flagship mission for X-Ray astronomy—and other sources, the project explores the lifecycle of stars through sound, touch and light. It includes speculative fiction, star sonifications, field recordings and glass renditions of astral data, to provide an experience of the interconnectedness of stars with human life.
Voice performers
Finley Stapleton-Hamilton
Sally Broatch
Nick Rheinberger
With thanks to project partners
Smithsonian Institution
Nicolas Bonne (Tactile Universe)
James Trayford (STRAUSS)
Craig James
Collaborators Kristine Diekman (USA), Liz Waugh McManus (UK), and Lisa Mansfield (Australia) work across generative media, sound, drawing, glass-making, community-based projects, and interactive electronics to communicate diverse narratives and data to engage listeners. Their work 1.5 Degrees of Concern was longlisted for the 2022 Lumen Prize (art and technology field).
Kristine is Professor Emeritus of California State University and active in acoustic ecology.
Liz’s recent PhD research at the University of Sunderland developed an ‘Internet of Glass Things’, blending qualities of glass with new technologies and physical computing.
Lisa is a senior time-based media conservator at Art Gallery of NSW, preserving artworks with performance, electronic and software dependencies.
SOUND SCENE 2024
Hirshhorn Museum
Washington DC
22-23 June
Kristine Diekman
Liz Waugh McManus
Lisa Mansfield
The Sun is a dynamic star, a constantly changing hearth of light and heat providing life on Earth. In 5 million years the Sun will start to die, expanding and losing energy. Working with scientific data gathered from the Chandra Observatory—NASA’s flagship mission for X-Ray astronomy—and other sources, the project explores the lifecycle of stars through sound, touch and light. It includes speculative fiction, star sonifications, field recordings and glass renditions of astral data, to provide an experience of the interconnectedness of stars with human life.
Voice performers
Finley Stapleton-Hamilton
Sally Broatch
Nick Rheinberger
With thanks to project partners
Smithsonian Institution
Nicolas Bonne (Tactile Universe)
James Trayford (STRAUSS)
Craig James
Collaborators Kristine Diekman (USA), Liz Waugh McManus (UK), and Lisa Mansfield (Australia) work across generative media, sound, drawing, glass-making, community-based projects, and interactive electronics to communicate diverse narratives and data to engage listeners. Their work 1.5 Degrees of Concern was longlisted for the 2022 Lumen Prize (art and technology field).
Kristine is Professor Emeritus of California State University and active in acoustic ecology.
Liz’s recent PhD research at the University of Sunderland developed an ‘Internet of Glass Things’, blending qualities of glass with new technologies and physical computing.
Lisa is a senior time-based media conservator at Art Gallery of NSW, preserving artworks with performance, electronic and software dependencies.
SOUND SCENE 2024
Hirshhorn Museum
Washington DC
22-23 June