Exploration in Digital LiteratureMain MenuIntroduction to Exploration in Digital LiteratureWorks CitedAbout the Student AuthorsLucy Dunlop0f87c154df9d1f5b9c9db43bf755c92458e4029aChristina Dang16f8741b7c1912c88412ac3ecd3d51712dc3f3f0Deena Lang131c436bb0b401aee393cec40c25d6b298e0d091Amelia Tan072c06bdfc7e7ce98f28891a102d135bb24f1261
Depth-Sound Map from Etheric Ocean, J.R. Carpenter, 2014
12019-11-13T13:15:37-08:00"an ocean of [noise.......................]"7plain2019-11-14T13:40:41-08:00Here, we revisit the image of relative ocean depths in conjunction with the idea that sound, or sonar, allows us to build a visual image of space. In the image below, we can see sound. Instead of perceiving sound conventionally through our ears, we find a way of communicating that same information using a different one of our senses. In this particular case, sound becomes depth, and we could even perhaps say the depth becomes sound.
Because the map of ocean depths is created solely based on sound data, we might even consider how our exploration of the ocean through sound causes us to perceive the ocean as sound itself. In this respect, islands would be thuds, depths would be echoes , and animals would be chirps. This builds an even stronger connection between sound and physical space in the process of exploration.
