Artist and TED Fellow Nathalie Miebach takes weather data from massive storms and turns it into complex sculptures that embody the forces of nature and time. These sculptures then become musical scores for a string quartet to play. (Recorded at TEDGlobal 2011, July 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duration: 4:19.)
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Bette Boomer commented on Oct 24 2011
Science interwoven with visual & aural mediums – unbelievable how Ms. Mieback’s creative genius has combined & stretched these disciplines. Thank you for your gift.
Adwel Lo commented on Oct 23 2011
Truly astonishing! The sculptures themselves are magnificent and inspirational but to then develop string quartet music from their structure shows innovative genius! This brings a new meaning to the musical concept “Sturm Und Drang”! Bravo!