Chinese artist Chris Cheung has produced a sound installation, Carbon Scape, which simulates the sounds of jet engines, ship horns, steam, chimneys, and other carbon emissions and mixes them together to create an immersive sound exhibition.
The kinetic soundscape installation, which includes 18 magnetically synthesised sound samples, was created using data obtained from NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) to help visualise the effect. According to their findings, CO2 concentrations soared in 2017 to the highest level in the last three million years. The data shows that much of this increase can be attributed to industrialisation and the use of fossil fuels.Chris Cheung collected these noises from sound sources that leave a carbon footprint, such as: the sound from jet engines, steam from factories or the stern of a ship. These tracks are fused into a unified soundscape, with the black sphere rising and falling as the sound is made to represent changes in the carbon of a particular part of the planet.
He satirizes the current phenomenon of random emissions and calls for attention to be paid to the issue. I think it is a good idea to combine the work with some social issues. It’s a good idea to show the social issues that exist and to present them in an artistic way. People will appreciate the art and think about social issues at the same time.