Plants can Dance with DJ Brian d’Souza (Auntie Flo) 

Live Performance

Plants Can Dance (and Mushrooms Sing) is Brian d'Souza's musical collaboration with nature. Living organisms, like plants and fungi, produce unique electronic signals and data that, when connected to synthesizers and other equipment, can be converted into sound and music: a process called biosonification.

This event is part of a Cultivating Connections series of art, sound and film projects this Autumn focused on inspiring young people to be outside, listening to the sounds of soil, making films, taking photos and exploring soil fertility and plant life.

About Brian d’Souza

Brian d’Souza (Auntie Flo) is an award-winning sound artist, DJ, music producer and live performer. His compositions fuse field recording from around the globe with electro-acoustic production techniques to create ‘acoustic ecologies’ that are centred on exploring the psychological and physical benefits of sound.

He currently runs the ‘Plants Can Dance (and Mushrooms Sing)’ event series, which is home his work around the creation of bioelectrical music from living organisms: plants, fungi and humans. He uses data to trigger notes on his specially built modular synthesizer in a process called bionsonification, with the intention of bridging the gap between the natural world and electronic music realm.

This work has been commissioned by the likes of Art Angel, National Trust, Het Hem, V&A etc and featured in New Scientist, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 4, Tate Modern, Rolling Stone, BBC Radio 1 and more.

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About Cultivating Connections

We are running a series of art, sound and film projects this Autumn focused on inspiring young people to be outside, listening to the sounds of soil, making films, taking photos and exploring soil fertility and plant life. 

SVA is working with Zerodig Farm and Curriculum For Life to lead a creative engagement programme led that brings together young creatives, families, and artists to explore the intersection of science, farming, and global stories through participatory art. The aim is to learn about soil culture through creative practice and inspire a more imaginative connection to our local landscape. The project is funded by the European Union through the funded for the Soil Tribes programme Horizon project.

Zerodig is a not-for-profit social enterprise focusing on soil restoration to increase the quality and volume of nutrient rich food production.

Curriculum For Life supports young people to develop and thrive during and after their educational journey.

Are you 16-25 yrs old and want to know more?  Get in touch:office@sva.org.uk