Micro World

Dr. Jan Schmoranzer

The artist and plant ambassador Cassis B. Staudt makes plants “sing”. The sound is produced through biodata sonification. The energy (meaning the bio-chemical process in the plant) is thus translated into music, set to music. To do this, electrodes are attached to the leaves of the plant.

The electrodes transmit electrical impulses from the plant, which are generated during photosynthesis, by touch or by adding water, for example. The signals can be fed with pre-produced “notes” via synthesizers, samplers and other midi instruments. The first musical fragments obtained in this way can now be transformed into individual compositions. A wide variety of projects have been created on this basis. Via biodata signification, musician & sound artist Cassis B Staudt allows plants to ‘sing’. The energy of the plant is translated into music by electrodes attached to its leaves. These musical fragments are spontaneous, individual compositions of the plant: