video: http://vimeo.com/30501143
A tree’s year rings are analysed for their strength, thickness and rate
of growth. This data serves as basis for a generative process that
outputs piano music. It is mapped to a scale which is again defined by
the overall appearance of the wood (ranging from dark to light and from
strong texture to light texture). The foundation for the music is
certainly found in the defined ruleset of programming and hardware
setup, but the data acquired from every tree interprets this ruleset
very differently.