The lab I: Deforestation

Maps make changes in the landscape visible: disappearing forests, shrunken biotopes, "white spots" in the ecosystem. Losses can thus be localized spatially and temporally - maps show where something is missing or has disappeared.

The format of a lab as a field for experimentation over several days in the context of the Leipzig Jazz Days is giving scope to the innovative, risky and unfinished, while the focus of the labs is on the interdisciplinary interaction of sound and visuals, of acoustic sound and technological innovations, on the transfer of knowledge and on critical reflection on one's own perspective and the means used.

Lab 1 is dedicated to the topic of "deforestation" - the loss of forests - and addresses the question of how this area of tension caused by climate change, intensive cultivation, monocultures and deforestation can be experienced through the senses. It is based on global satellite data from over twelve years documenting the loss and growth of trees. The data was evaluated at a resolution of 30 × 30 meters. Every change in tree canopy density can thus be translated into a sound event. The aim of the project is to make processes of forest dieback and reforestation tangible through the sonification of scientific data sets and to make the changes in forest areas comprehensible over time.

Markus Rom (electric guitar, robot)
Jana Irmert (Electronics)
Jemma Woolmore (Visuals)
Co-curated by Lisa L. Zwinzscher (concept)
Christian Dähne (data analysis & research)