Mori

mori: an internet-based earthwork

ken goldberg, randall packer, gregory kuhn, and wojciech matusik
berkeley, california, usa

Minute movements of the Hayward Fault in California are detected by a seismograph, converted to digital signals, and transmitted continuously via the Internet to an acoustic installation. The resonating enclosure responds to the unpredictable fluctuations of the earth.

last installation: the kitchen, new york, ny, march 15-april 12, 2003

online interface (live data requires a java-compatible browser)


Installation Cutaway (Lorenzo Wang graphics,2003)
300dpi version: (500KB .jpg)


Installation interior (Takashi Otaka photo, 1999)
More Photos of Mori Installation


Opening Night at the Kitchen (Artists with Billy Kluver, 2003)

NY Times review by Roberta Smith (2003)

Randall Packer's mori page with movie

Details and Technical Specifications

4 Minute Sound Sample (in .wma format, 6MB, for Windows Media Player)

4 Minute Sound Sample (in Mpeg-4 format, 2.5MB, not recommended)

Sound sample: MP3: Sound Sample (in .mp3 format, 8MB, should work on most machines including Macs)

Best sound sample: MP3: 4 Minute Sound Sample (in .mp3 format, 4MB, should work on most machines including Macs)

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