Because I’ve already worked with micrographs on the previous project, I’m thinking of putting a spin on this one. I would like the opportunity to explore the microscopic world of ‘sound’ rather than sight; discover what’s too small to hear rather than see.

The human hearing range is defined as being from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. Once the frequency of sound goes below 20 Hz, it is defined as infrasound. This sound can still be detected, as it’s used for monitoring earthquakes and volcanoes. And it is even produced and hearable by the overtones of the lowest notes of very large musical instruments such as the Octobass.

Animals such as Elephants and Blue Whales can hear in infrasound, they can hear from 14-12,000 Hz and 10-31,000 Hz respectively.

My idea for this piece is to represent this hidden kingdom of infrasound that only very large animals can truly experience. I will do this through a large piece of sheet music that describes low notes on the border of the human hearing range. I will use a specialized speaker called a subwoofer, that will be able to play low frequency music that can be read through the sheet music and felt through musical overtones.