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Bats [pre​-​flight check]

by Onokio and Shawn Chiki

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100% augmented audio clips of bats recorded by Joyce Hwang in Columbus, Indiana.

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To Middle Species, With Love is designed to amplify habitat conditions for urban wildlife in Columbus and bring increased visibility to their presence among us, as co-inhabitants of the built environment. These animals—which we call “Middle Species” in contrast to “flagship” species—are common and embedded in our communities: bats, birds, amphibians, reptiles. They are neighbors and residents who are active agents in our urban ecosystems and contribute significantly to the health of cities, yet often remain invisible in our imaginations of where we live.

Sited within the landscape of Mill Race Park, Hwang’s installation is conceived of as a series of “strata,” featuring bat and bird habitat conditions above, and environments for terrestrial and amphibious species below. To shift human perception to sense the less-visible world of urban animals, the project provides visitors ways to explore Middle Species sounds—particularly bat echolocation—by using ultrasonic detectors to regularly record bat calls, and make the recordings accessible to visitors—both in-person and through online platforms.

To Middle Species, With Love contributes to the ongoing work in Columbus to enhance biodiversity, and furthers the work of restoring river ecologies and imagining the riverfront as a public space for humans and nonhumans to enjoy.

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Each two weeks, a new sound piece is generatively programmed by Chiki and Onokio. The music is made exclusively from the audio recordings of the area's biodiversity.

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released July 19, 2021

Joyce Hwang has enlisted Shawn Chiki and Onokio (Zach Williams) to help transfer the creatures' songs, sounds, and energies into their digital form, accompanying the physical site.

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