My first move has been to arrange a meeting with the Cryosphere Research Group in Aberdeen in April. I need to understand how climate change data is sourced and interpreted, how the data can be scaled to represent various timelines and how we might establish the scope and depth of the project. After that I move to developing a sonification model, ‘plugging’the data into the sound synthesis programme.
Alongside this I’m developing an awareness campaign around the project. So far I’ve begun corresponding with some of the many agencies, individuals and organisations involved with climate change action, from the creative, business, academic and civic sectors. From the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, who publicise creative responses to climate change, to Creative Carbon Scotland to Edinburgh’s DataLab, not to mention the Scottish Government in the light of the First Minister’s recent visit to California to sign climate change agreements. So far all seem to be inclusive, welcoming and eager to discuss creative responses.
