Ringtones in the Wild

is a piece which explores nature’s ability to mimic mechanical sounds generated by humans in the age of the AnthropoceneOne fun aspect of natural science museums are the interactive displays. For this piece, visitors can learn to identify birds by their birdcalls. The birdcalls here are not always predictable.

The Antropocene is a proposed name for a geological epoch which would follow the Holocene, and begin with “the commencement of significant human impact on Earth up to the present day. Apparently, the classification has already been rejected, but there is no denying human’s impact on the planet.

As you interact with this piece, if you pay attention, you will not only hear the birdcalls associated with each species of bird, but you will hear how each one mimics the ringtones of various cell phones.

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