The Great Animal Orchestra is a captivating exploration of the musical harmony of animal vocalizations. Based on over 5,000 hours of recordings from 15,000 species, this work reveals the orchestral organization of nature's sounds - and the devastating loss of biodiversity due to human activities, with over 50% of the species gone forever. Discover this incredible journey through the eyes of bio-acoustician Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists.
This book presents The Great Animal Orchestra, a work created by Krause and United Visual Artists. It tells the story of the elaboration of this unprecedented immersive installation, from the recordings of the sounds of nature realized by Krause to their visual translation into a three-dimensional video installation by United Visual Artists. Combining aesthetics and technology, The Great Animal Orchestra simultaneously offers a sound and visual meditation on the necessity of preserving the beauty of the natural world.
The book includes the QR codes of seven recordings made by Krause in seven territories chosen for their ecological diversity and the richness of their biophony, from Canada to the Central African Republic, from the United States to Zimbabwe, from Brazil to the oceans.
Hardcover: 104 pages, 50 illustrations.
