Listening Forest - Crystal Bridges Museum

Listening Forest, created by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, uses light, sound, and projections to create an interactive walk through the woods. This site-specific exhibition brings together eight immersive installations, each one activated by you: your heart rate, your body, your voice, and your movements direct the forest’s response. This project brings together art and technology in a natural setting to create poetic, shared experiences and features a soundtrack composed by electronic musician Scanner (Robin Rimbaud).
Add your heartbeat to an array of 3,000 lightbulbs each glimmering to the pulse of a different participant from the past. Control giant, 20-foot-tall stick figures made of light. Leave a voice recording that will join a chorus of echoes left by previous forest visitors, and much more.
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Read more about the creation of the soundtrack here:
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And pick up the full score:
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[@EleniEliades_]

Absolutely AMAZING! I love these engaging immersive Sound/Light/Nature Works. It brings so many curious people together in order to interact not only with the Art Works but also the Forests and natural Landscape.
How wonderful for you to be able to create such a variety of Sound Pieces and have them echoing throughout the Forest. Quite different from performing a Soundscape in front of an audience! This is an intriguing and thoughtful collaboration. I'm going to watch this video quite often!💡✨🌱

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

Ah, wow thanks Eleni. What generous words indeed. It's amazing to think that over 200,000 people will be experiencing this work of art too! Happy watching again 😊

[@wishbonebrewery]

That was quite a journey. Cool

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

Thank you!

[@robertdansby5853]

Brilliant Robin and Rafael !

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

Thanks Robert!

[@michaelsnow7252]

i love the song "village" on that album, beutiful piece of music......

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

Thank you, that's so kind of you to say!

[@michaelsnow7252]

where actually was this? id love to have seen it.@@RobinRimbaudScanner

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

@@michaelsnow7252 it’s actually still running but closes at the end of the year at Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas. Read the text under the video for the full details - it’s all there!

[@eliniatollea]

Wow, this is really fantastic! Thermal drift was my favorite part.

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

Ah, thank you! Thermal Drift was intense, with a soundtrack to match. Listen to the full soundtrack here as it's very powerful on headphones or speakers!
scanner.bandcamp.com/album/listening-forest

[@fratariensis]

Very beautiful. I have listened to some of the score tracks, so expansive and grand in scope but at the same time warm and introspective. I have to consider buying it if some money's left this month.

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

Thanks for listening - that's really kind of you. They are also on streaming services if you have those too, such as Spotify and Apple Music.

[@fratariensis]

@@RobinRimbaudScanner Ah good to know, thanks Robin!

[@joross4500]

That sounds and looks extraordinary. So beautiful. Is it a one off commission or will it tour?

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

I believe that the single works themselves will tour but I doubt as a whole unfortunately. This is something uniquely designed for the museum space!

[@justinpantoga69]

will this take place again?

[@RobinRimbaudScanner]

Well, it's been running now for two years and is due to finish on 31 Dec 2023 and imagine that's it then unfortunately