underwater wave field recording with acoustic wave field synthesis
Wavescape is translating the the underwater space into an audible
acoustic environment. Twentyfour hydrophones (underwater microphones)
are placed over a horizontal line in the water. Each hydrophone is
connected to its own speaker. There are twentyfour speakers on the
water side. This creates a live reproduction of the underwater sound
space. The result is very perceivable and almost touchable. From the
water side you listen in to the underwater space. You hear an
incredible depth and width. The speed of sound underwater is almost
five times faster then the speed of sound through the air. This
creates a possibility for interesting interferences between both of
them. The installation is based on the principle of recording and
reproducing wavefronts. This principle is more extensively used
in a World Beyond the Loudspeaker and
Impuls #6.
credits
concept, realization: Edwin van der Heide
Wavescape was realised as part of HOMEPORT project of CELL -
Initiators of Incidents- and Rotterdam Cultural Capital 2001.
