DEPOSITS translates geological core sample data into a virtual  sound installation to reveal the environmental histories embedded beneath our feet. Using previously collected and analyzed sediment cores that were sponsored by the National Parks Service, including radiocarbon dating and material composition, the stratigraphic data will be digitized and converted to a sound. Each layer (stratum) will be assigned sonic combinations based on its material composition, generating a musical score that renders environmental changes as an audible experience.

This sound-based system will then be applied across multiple samples from the same research site, producing a series of compositions that function as a “geologic symphony” specific to place, which in this case is Duck Harbor, Wellfleet, MA. In parallel, the digitized strata data will be translated into color-coded visual patterns and displayed alongside beakers of core sample materials.

This project is in collaboration with geologist Dr. Katie Castagno.