Name: Air: GeoSounds
Start: 2026-05-18T19:30:00
End: 2026-05-18T21:30:00
Location: The Salisbury Arms

Discover how sound can reveal hidden patterns in the world around us. This event explores the creative use of data—from natural phenomena to air quality—turned into immersive audio and visual experiences, offering fresh ways to engage with and understand the environment.

Fieldtrips through sound

Karen Mair (Freelance scientist and sound designer)

Sonification is the practise of turning data or information into sound. Sound is immersive, instantly accessible and highly memorable and therefore a novel and fun way to engage with science. Since we hear patterns differently to how we process visual information, it can also provide new perspectives on our data. In this talk, we will take a 'fieldtrip through sound', listening to sonifications of diverse natural phenomena including weather forecasts, river dynamics and the folding of geological rocks.

Spherosymphony

David Oxley (Creative Technologist and Artist)

Sphaerosymphony transforms measured air quality data into evolving music and visuals. Using data from a global network of sensors, it reveals patterns in the air we breathe through sound and immersive visuals. This talk explores how environmental data can be made tangible, helping people better understand air quality and its impact on everyday life.

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