As South Korea begins construction of the National AI Data Centre at Solaseado, Haenam, I’ve been researching the site for my new artwork THIRST/For Knowledge — an immersive sound installation that listens to the entanglement of water, land, and technology. #fieldrecordings of the threatened river at the site underpin the #sound #composition.
#SoundArt #AIMedia #EcologicalArt #Residency #Gwangju #KatAusten #THIRSTForKnowledge #AIDataCenter #Infrastructure #Jeollanam #Solaseado #SouthKorea

Breaking News: The National AI Data Centre of Korea has just been announced to be built at the site in Solaseado, where I have been researching for my artwork THIRST/For Knowledge for the last 4 months. This is a photo of me at the exact site where the #datacenter will be built, recording the sound of the lake there. https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/2GZ9YNAARS
#korea #solaseado #jeollanamdo

Processing what I experienced on my field trip to the #jeollanamdo #haenam development #Solaseado - I’ve been drawn to return to sketching while listening to my encounters with the #landscape - here is the first… something struck me about the #heat and #dry #earth on the plains around the industrial development site. The earth was terracotta coloured, the desiccated clay of a fertile soil
#pencil #watercolour #sketch #art #artisticresearch