pflanzenanbindung
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Sensitive Solarsoundmodule werden mittels langer, flexibler Antennen mit Pflanzen verbunden. Dabei sind die Widerstands- und Kapazitätswerte der pflanzlichen Organismen integraler Bestandteil der Schwingkreise. Die Verschaltungen bestehen auf initialer Ebene. Sie ergeben ein Regelwerk, welches durch die Auswirkungen des umgebenden Milieus maßgeblichen Einfluss auf die klangliche Entwicklung nehmen.

Special, high sensitive solarsoundmodules are connected via long, flexible antennas with plants. The resistance and capacity values of the vegetable organisms are an integral component of the soundmodules oscillating circuits. All the connections result in a regulator system, in which the surrounding environment has a considerable influence on the sounding development.


EXPOSED MODULES
Since 2001 i exposed several solarrobots and solarsoundmodules in outside areas. Continuously i checked their operation and reactions of animals.
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DEAR WANDA (2002)  Genlabor Projektraum (KHM) together with Thom Kubli
(Vanda Coerulea, solarsoundmodules, parts of artificial plants, wire)
image: Thom Kubli
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MOMENTS OF INVOLVMENT & HUMMING (2004)   Privatgrün /Cologne
(greenhouse, tomato plants, 10 audio kinetic modules) 
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(...) for Privatgrün/Schrebergarten Ralf Schreiber installed a system of "Growth Encouragements". Each of the ten tomato plants has been supplied with two small speakers who are connected to a module hung up above the plants. A small motor is stimulated- independent of the available light intensity- into short rotations by which in turn, sounds are arbitrarily generated. These recall katydids, crickets and cicadas and are played to the plants by way of the small speakers. The trigger of this procedure is a small sensor that measures the water plants water balance and feeds the results in the modules electronic. Another small motor transmits a slight vibration to the plants at intervals. Each tomato plant is thus an integral element in the generation of sound, regulating the sound’s characteristics and receives via the second motor a sensitive feedback (...) Technology and electronics thus fuses with the given biological reality. In his own way the artist overcomes the traditional break between nature and technology. Ralf Schreiber has developed, simple yet complex implants and installed these in the rather provisional situation he has found at hand. In fact this modules have something elementary in common with the plants. Both need sunlight to thrive and the protection of the enclosure to survive. The sounds that stream from the tomato house are evidence of this.
(Catalog text: Jochen Heufelder)
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UNTITLED / INTERFERENZE, San Martino Valle Caudina, Italy 2006
Fifteen high sensitive solarsoundmodules enclosed in perforated table tennis balls and fixed in shrubs near a small path. The acoustic and electronic output is mixed with the local nature field sounds. The acoustic range is up to 300 meters. sounds depend on light, humidity and temperature. The acoustic range is up to 300 meters.
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TEHTAANMYMALA / Labyrinth Kolbhalle / Köln 2006
(Pflanzen, Solarelektronik, Heftzwecken, Styroporplatten, Kaltlichtlampe)
Kleine Tischinstallation mit Soundmodulen, abgestorbenen Topfpflanzen und animierten Heftzwecken.
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