Essay Concerning Human Understanding

1994

Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1994) promotes a dialogue between a bird and plant, each in a different location. This is a live, bi-directional, interactive, inter-species sonic artwork that takes place in a physical space and online. When the bird sings, the plant generates sounds and transmits them to the bird, in an open-ended exchange. The plant may also initiate the dialogue and produce sounds in response to environmental stimuli, which may prompt the bird to reply.