Stairway to Helheim

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Abstract

In Norse mythology, Helheim is the lowest part of the afterworld: the world of the dead. It is ruled by the goddess of death, Hel, a daughter of Loki. As visitors tread the steps of the central staircase of the Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, they are met with sonic objects falling onto them; cascading down the steps; obscenely bouncing like yoga balls, a hundred tennis balls, a thousand ping pong balls; splashing incessantly against their head as if they are crawling up a river; heavy objects crashing into invisible walls; objects sliding stealthily in the opposite direction.... The stream of sonic objects seemingly never-ending, the visitors will nevertheless eventually succeed to reach the highest floor. Released from the struggle, they float serenely into the calm of the top level – is Helheim a Parnassum, or is it Purgatory? Or is it another test altogether?
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDACA 2022 - Conference on Data Art for Climate Action
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings/Catalogue
EditorsPerMagnus Lindborg
PublisherSchool of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong
Pages98-99
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)978-962-442-451-5
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022
EventData Art for Climate Action (DACA 2022): a dual-hub conference on interactive sonification and visualisation for climate science communication - Online, Hong Kong, China
Duration: 23 Feb 202226 Feb 2022
http://dataclimate.org/

Conference

ConferenceData Art for Climate Action (DACA 2022)
Abbreviated titleDACA
PlaceHong Kong, China
Period23/02/2226/02/22
Internet address

Research Keywords

  • data art
  • sonification
  • climate
  • weather
  • Hong Kong
  • climate change
  • installation
  • multichannel
  • audio

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