16 May 2013

Animal Sounds Visualized As Beautiful, Colorful Patterns



White-Beaked Dolphin



Creative computer engineer Mark Fischer has started the “Aquasonic Acoustics” project, where he translates the sound waves made by animals into hypnotically colorful patterns.



Turning the audio experience of an animal call into a stunning visual display, Fischer has visualized the sounds of crickets, birds, sea mammals and other creatures—after recording these with high quality audio equipment, he adds colors to the resulting patterns with imaging software.



Each kaleidoscopic pattern from the series is unique—they range from flower-like arrangements to geometric settings.



"It’s a kind of photography to me, with mathematics as the lens and the computer as the camera."



View more of these audio-visual artworks on the project’s website.





Blue Whale





Cerchio Humpback





Northern Cardinal





Humpback Whale





Minke Whale





False Killer Whale





Spectacled Owl





Cricket





Risso’s Dolphin





Atlantic Spotted Dolphin





White-Beaked Dolphin





Minke Whale





Orca



[via My Modern Met]