Corvus Corax — Raven Sound Drawing (Original) - Nature art

Original plotter drawing made from a field recording of the common raven. One of a kind. Part of the Sotabosc Acoustic Species series.

Full Description

The raven was recorded in Scandinavia.

Its call : frequency range 0.5 to 2.0 kHz, duration 6.2 seconds - was analysed for its acoustic signature: amplitude, spectral brightness, melodic contour, onset events, the ratio of sound to silence. Those measurements were fed into a geometric disruption system. A perfect field of concentric forms was given to the raven's voice. The marks you see are what the voice made of it.

This is not a drawing of a raven. It is a drawing by the raven or as close as that idea can be made physical. The process belongs to Sotabosc's ongoing practice of treating nature as author and the studio as translation infrastructure.

The clustered mass in the lower right emerged without intention from the data. It was not placed. Ravens are known to be self-aware. Draw your own conclusions.

Medium: Original plotter drawing on mixed media paper (200gsm), pen and ink

Edition: Unique original : one of a kind. 

Source: Field recording, Scandinavia (Xeno-Canto archive, ID noted in margin)

Ships: Flat, rigid acid-free packaging, from Barcelona. 5–7 working days.

Original plotter drawing made from a raven field recording. Acoustic data made visible. Part of Sotabosc's Acoustic Species series. Ships from Barcelona.

 

Tags

raven plotter-art generative-art sound-art corvus-corax field-recording nature-art acoustic-species bird-art scandinavia original-drawing