Black Poplar 86.3 MHz by Dann Disciglio is included on the 19th edition of the Deep Wireless Radio Art Compilation. The compilation includes works that examine the relationship of people and the natural world. Unheard and unexpected encounters with nature are brought to life in works by Omar Reyna, Emmie Tsumura, Marieke Van de ven, Andra McCartney, Matthew Driggs McMurray and Dann Disciglio. Info and more radio art compilations are available here - https://naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/#DWCD18
This recording of the inner vibrations of a black poplar tree (45°22'53.6"N 92°42'17.6"W) is taken from a series of land artworks in which sounds detected within the bodies of living trees are broadcast into their surrounding environments in real time. These sounds are detected by attaching industrial grade accelerometers to various sections of the tree, e.g., the trunk, branches, roots and are transmitted over FM and UHF frequency ranges. They are accessible in their environments via a radio receiver.
Dann Disciglio (b. 1993) is a transdisciplinary artist who utilizes technology to explore notions of intelligence & vitality in biological and abiological systems. Disciglio’s work manifests as compositions, installations, performances, and screen based media which challenge his audience to encounter the world differently - acoustically, temporally, ecologically, perceptually - according to the techne of the work itself.
Deep Wireless 19 Credits for New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA):
Artistic Director: Darren Copeland
Executive Director: Nadene Thériault-Copeland
Image Illustration: Prashant Miranda
