Lab I: Deforestation

Maps make changes in the landscape visible: disappearing forests, shrunken biotopes, “white spots” in the ecosystem. Losses can thus be localized spatially and temporally – maps show where something is missing or has disappeared.

Lab 1 is dedicated to the topic of “deforestation” – the loss of forests – and addresses the question of how this area of tension caused by climate change, intensive cultivation, monocultures and deforestation can be experienced through the senses. It is based on global satellite data from over twelve years documenting the loss and growth of trees. The data was evaluated at a resolution of 30 × 30 meters. Every change in tree canopy density can thus be translated into a sound event. The aim of the project is to make processes of forest dieback and reforestation tangible through the sonification of scientific data sets and to make the changes in forest areas comprehensible over time. 

Text: Lisa Zwinzscher