Yann Seznec Patrick Hickey The Secret Sounds of Spores, Sound Installation 2010

Hidden under every mushroom, invisible to the naked eye, thousands of spores fall and are blown away by the tiniest current of wind. Shining a laser underneath a protected mushroom makes these spores visible. Using custom built software and hardware, we made a system that reacted in real time to make sounds to represent the natural processes inherent in the mushroom. This project was supported by an Altw award from New Media Scotland. The distribution of Altw awards is managed by New Media Scotland an