A temple to experience the hidden breath of our protected planet
Fragments of Extinction, a long-term environmental sound-art and science dissemination project, showcased its workÌýat the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress 2016 in Hawai‘i at the Protected Planet pavilion. The project recordsÌý24-hour sound portraits of the oldest and most biologically diverse primary equatorial forests in the Amazon, Africa and Southeast Asia, to store them as samples of the intangible heritage of ecosystems.
The first permanent Eco-acoustic Theatre - Naturama, Denmark
Photo: Alex d’Emilia
Fragments of Extinction, during the show - Naturama, Denmark
Photo: Alex d’Emilia 2017
Setting up recording systems in dipterocarp forest - Kuala Belalong, Borneo
Photo: David Monacchi 2008
24-hour recording in riverbank forest - Yasunì, Ecuador
Photo: Alex d’Emilia 2016
The base camp in Tiputini - Yasunì, Ecuador
Photo: Nika Saravanja 2016
Preparing the circadian recording session - Jatuncocha, Ecuador
Photo: Alex d’Emilia 2016
In June 2017,Ìýthe first world'sÌýÌýwas opened to the public at theÌýÌýNatural History Museum inÌýDenmark. The theatre is a unique facility dedicated to immersive listening experiences of rainforest ecosystems, designed by David Monacchi for the project Fragments of Extinction.
The recorded high-definition data are analysed within the framework of Ecoacoustics, composed into specific 3D sound-documentaries,Ìýand played back in science museums, contemporary art venues and public spaces. The ultimate aim is to foster audiences’ awareness on the richness and fragility of life – evident in its outstanding soundscapes – celebrating the acoustic intelligence and equilibrium of ecosystems in their undisturbed state.
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After its world premiere in April 2017 in Nyon, Switzerland, the documentary film ‘ – based on Fragments of Extinction’ received multiple international awards. More recently the film at the Imagine Science Film Festival in New York, and is now traveling in the main world’s environmental, human rights and science film festivals.
On 17 May 2018Ìýa day-long 'The World of Bio-acoustics, Biodiversity and Conservation'Ìýwill be held in conjunction with the opening of the new Fragments of Extinction show in Naturama.
Currently the first is being built in Pesaro, Italy, and will be available at the end of 2018 for temporary installations in museums and public spaces.
The next field recording campaign is scheduled for 2018 in primary forests of West Papua and Borneo, strictly within protected areas of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Category 1a (Strict Nature Reserve). Unique data for ecoacoustic analysis and the creation of new sound documentaries will be gathered with an unprecedent degree of audio definition, including stereoscopic 360° footage for a new VR audience experience.
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- Fragments of Extinction - The Sonic Heritage of EcosystemsÌý(Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, 2016)
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- Experience the (4K video with binaural sound - full screen vision and headphones recommended)
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