toccata for pyrocystis fusiformis
toccata for pyrocystis fusiformis Andreas Greiner Sunlay Almeida Rodriguez
toccata for pyrocystis fusiformis Andreas Greiner Sunlay Almeida Rodriguez

A Piano Piece Initiates Natural Light

grand piano, pyrocystis fusiformis, sea water 

A piano is placed in a darkened room. Positioned on its strings are transparent canisters. They are filled with sea water and monocellular algae (Pyrocystis Fusiformis). The toccata – developed by Sunlay Ameida Rodriguez and Andreas Greiner– is played on the instrument by the pianist. The plankton reacts to the music with the emission of natural blue light (bioluminescence). 

Sunlay Almeida Rodriguez and Andreas Greiner

Transmediale, Berlin 2014