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I contributed to several publications

Since last year I have contributed as a co-author to some scientific publications. We released publications presenting the MSS network and a description of a mass movement in Greenland happening during a seismic monitoring project.

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Interview in a radio feature

On Friday, June 4, 2021, the Glacioburst Sonification was featured in a radio show of Deutsches Theather Göttingen broadcasted by Stadtradio Göttingen.

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Streaming sonfication of seismic data

The sonification of 184 days of seismic data recorded on a Greenland glacier is now available as an audio stream.

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Sonification of a glacier lake outburst flood.

Inspired by the absolute silence, that I experienced standing in a snow-pit on a glacier in Greenland, I started to search for sound in the silence.

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I have restructured the photography subsite.

The photography subsite is my primary presentation medium for my visual arts projects. I have restructured it for a better user experience and a manageable codebase.

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Quick contribution to a skateable sculpture.

My current work in conserving Skatespots using structure-from-motion/multi-view-stereo methods resulted in an unexpected support of a friend's project.

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20 stations have been added to the MSS network.

With some major effort of Ewald Brückl and Peter Carniel, the MSS network has been extended by 20 stations. It now consists of 45 stations sending seismic data in near real-time.

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Planning to work on my sonification ideas.

I'm going to attend this years Schmiede festival in Hallein. I'm planning to work on a sound installation using seismic recordings and accoustic field recordings.