Maria Elina
Kallionpää

I believe that us artist-researchers have a certain obligation of contributing to the ongoing discourses on important environmental and societal issues and phenomena. Most recently I have focused on raising awareness on the global problem of the pollution of our marine environments by combining methodologies of the arts, humanities, and computer sciences in my research. On top of scientific dissemination focusing on data sonification, my research consists of series of musical compositions that have been performed internationally. The next step of my research in KIO will be to extend the concept to a large-scale orchestral setting, in collaboration with the local orchestras and colleagues. Whereas the previous works composed in the framework of this project are based on translating data into rhythms and pitches with the help of computer-based analysis of underwater sound recordings, the next phase will also involve a wider research perspective by using mathematical modeling as a further research tool.