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I have chosen sound over other higher-precision options, such as lasers, because I am interested in sound as a specifically Earth-bound medium – sound cannot travel through the void of outer space, so it is a particularly Earthly medium; it is explicitly terrestrial. This interests me when trying to (re)connect to the Earth through artistic practice, using sensors beyond my own body’s senses.

After having made a series of 2D hypothetical sounding studies using ink on paper, I have built my own self-devised sonar tool in the hope of extending the hypothetical 2D sounding studies of my drawings into the 3D space of the “real” world. For the Max/MSP aspect of the project, I mounted the ultrasonic sensor device on my hand and passed it over objects at a steady pace in a level line, so I could ~~focus on an object and would have~~ more freedom for imperfection and gesture over a duration of time. So, to take readings, I move my hand back and forth like a scanner over the surface of whatever object I put ~~under it~~. It obtains a reading by emitting regular ultrasonic clicks that hit the surface of the object and then bounce back to the device. The data collected during this process is sent into Max/MSP ~~(via a jit.lcd object)~~ and used to reconstitute the form of the object in digital space, as seen through sound. Below is my process over several months to develop a Max/MSP patch to this end, along with the resulting images.

After having made a series of 2D hypothetical sounding studies using ink on paper, I have built my own self-devised sonar tool in the hope of extending the hypothetical 2D sounding studies of my drawings into the 3D space of the “real” world. For the Max/MSP aspect of the project, I mounted the ultrasonic sensor device on my hand and passed it over objects at a steady pace in a level line, so I could still make sense of the data while also having more freedom for imperfection and gesture over a duration of time. So, to take readings, I move my hand back and forth like a scanner over the surface of whatever object I put on the ground. The sensor obtains a reading by emitting regular ultrasonic clicks that hit the surface of the object and then bounce back to the device. The data collected during this process is sent into Max/MSP and used to reconstitute the form of the object in digital space (via a jit.lcd object). The resulting image is the object as seen through sound. Below is my process over several months to develop a Max/MSP patch to this end, along with the resulting images.

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	I have chosen sound over other higher-precision options, such as lasers, because I am interested in sound as a specifically Earth-bound medium – sound cannot travel through the void of outer space, so it is a particularly Earthly medium; it is explicitly terrestrial. This interests me when trying to (re)connect to the Earth through artistic practice, using sensors beyond my own body’s senses.		I have chosen sound over other higher-precision options, such as lasers, because I am interested in sound as a specifically Earth-bound medium – sound cannot travel through the void of outer space, so it is a particularly Earthly medium; it is explicitly terrestrial. This interests me when trying to (re)connect to the Earth through artistic practice, using sensors beyond my own body’s senses.

	After having made a series of 2D hypothetical sounding studies using ink on paper, I have built my own self-devised sonar tool in the hope of extending the hypothetical 2D sounding studies of my drawings into the 3D space of the “real” world. For the Max/MSP aspect of the project, I mounted the ultrasonic sensor device on my hand and passed it over objects at a steady pace in a level line, so I could ~~focus on an object and would have~~ more freedom for imperfection and gesture over a duration of time. So, to take readings, I move my hand back and forth like a scanner over the surface of whatever object I put ~~under it~~. It obtains a reading by emitting regular ultrasonic clicks that hit the surface of the object and then bounce back to the device. The data collected during this process is sent into Max/MSP ~~(via a jit.lcd object)~~ and used to reconstitute the form of the object in digital space, as seen through sound. Below is my process over several months to develop a Max/MSP patch to this end, along with the resulting images.		After having made a series of 2D hypothetical sounding studies using ink on paper, I have built my own self-devised sonar tool in the hope of extending the hypothetical 2D sounding studies of my drawings into the 3D space of the “real” world. For the Max/MSP aspect of the project, I mounted the ultrasonic sensor device on my hand and passed it over objects at a steady pace in a level line, so I could still make sense of the data while also having more freedom for imperfection and gesture over a duration of time. So, to take readings, I move my hand back and forth like a scanner over the surface of whatever object I put on the ground. The sensor obtains a reading by emitting regular ultrasonic clicks that hit the surface of the object and then bounce back to the device. The data collected during this process is sent into Max/MSP and used to reconstitute the form of the object in digital space (via a jit.lcd object). The resulting image is the object as seen through sound. Below is my process over several months to develop a Max/MSP patch to this end, along with the resulting images.