the sound of the earth by yuri suzuki

the sound of the earth by yuri suzuki
image © yuri suzuki

after almost three years in development, japanese designer yuri suzuki has unveiled his newest project for PAD in london.
the concept known as ‘the sound of the earth’ is a spherical record, where each of the grooves represent the contours of the
geographical land masses.

lasting thirty minutes in duration, the globe takes a journey around the world, where each country on the disc resonates
with different sounds, as the needle passes over the unique engravings. as it projects audible field recordings collected by
suzuki from around the world over the course of four years, selections of traditional folk music, national anthems, popular music
and spoken word broadcasts can be heard.

the installation during construction

details of the engraving during process


render of the installation