The Singing Compost

Colin, Anna; Gray, Ros; Granjon, Paul and Morrison, Harun. 2024. 'The Singing Compost'. In: BSSS Annual Conference: 'Sustainable Soils for People and Planet'. Glamorgan Cricket Club, Cardiff, United Kingdom 4-6 December 2024. [Conference or Workshop Item]

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Abstract or Description

A pamphlet about the functional artwok by Harun Morrison ad Paul Granjon, 'The Singing Compost', installed in Goldsmith's Art Research Garden at 43 Lewisham Way. 'The Singing Compost' is a composter equipped by a solar panel powered Arduino board that records the bacterial activity of the organic matter in the process of decaying, and transforms it into sound, broadcast in the garden.

This pamphlet was put together on the occasion of the British Society of Soil Science's annual conference, 'Sustainable Soils for People and Planet' (4-6 December 2024).

Item Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Other)

Keywords:

Soil, Art Research Garden, ecology, sustainability, composting, functional artwork

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Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Art
Art > Centre for Art and Ecology

Dates:

DateEvent
October 2024Accepted
December 2024Completed

Event Location:

Glamorgan Cricket Club, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Date range:

4-6 December 2024

Item ID:

38344

Date Deposited:

17 Feb 2025 14:15

Last Modified:

17 Feb 2025 14:15

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/38344

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