Exposition Aperture
Artist
JP Carrascal & Tom de Majo
Format
Audio Visual Experience
Data
Satellite Imagery
Source
ESA; modified Copernicus Sentinel data, processed by ESA; USGS; NASA; Airbus Defence and Space
Exposition Aperture begins with a dramatic single-pixel width line, which gradually opens like a curtain to reveal entire satellite images, with a foreboding, shifting soundscape. This video was originally developed by Tom deMajo in collaboration with artist Juan Pablo 'JP' Carrascal, who created a unique tool that produces audio based on the pixel colours of satellite imagery.
Tom deMajo (visuals, video editing), Juan Pablo 'JP' Carrascal (audio), MTF Labs, Ars Electronia, 2024
Image credit: Tom deMajo
To create this tool, Carrascal created a value system that assigned sounds to pixel colours. As users explore a satellite image with their mouse, this shifts the colour, and therefore the sound produced.
Tom deMajo (visuals, video editing), Juan Pablo 'JP' Carrascal (audio), MTF Labs, Ars Electronia, 2024
Photo credit: Kristof Anetta
Tom deMajo utilised a version of this tool playfully, reworking it into a dramatic video incorporating satellite images with Carrascal’s sonifer sounds. The piece was presented at Ars Electronica ‘24, creating an immersive environment, and a dramatic encounter.
Tom deMajo (visuals, video editing), Juan Pablo 'JP' Carrascal (audio), MTF Labs, Ars Electronia, 2024
Photo credit: Sitara Kapur
