Diploma Project Prototype

Created: Tue Dec 09 2025

Week 1 | Dec 8–12

Goals for the week

• Observe people with listening stick
• Make a hydrophone

Brainstorming

We started the week by talking about our thesis and what we would like to explore. The idea was that during our thesis, we should have conducted some field research that would inform our direction for our diploma project.

A mindmap with some initial ideas.

Exploring data as sound.

Soundscapes of La Jonction / a musical composition of the rivers.

Narrative based. Maybe a game?

Devices that are attached to your body so that you are always connected and reminded to nature (rather than constant notifications of emails, text messages, etc).

A collection of listening objects.

Objects based on fishing methods.

Listening Stick

For my thesis research, I made an object that I planned to use as a way to interview passerbys around the Rhône and Arve. I never got around to doing this so this will be on my list this week. I will observe how they use the object, where they go with the object, and take notes on how they describe the sounds coming from the object.

The original purpose of the listening stick is to detect leaks in pipes. However, I wonder what other possibilities there are, or at least us this as a starting point.

Does not work great like this. After trying with the water, I went underneath the bridge and was able to hear the vibrations of the train approaching and passing by above. Thinking of making a collection of objects to enable to people to explore the different sonic qualities of a location. The listening stick would be best for maybe sensing vehicles.

References

Mike Thompson - More Than Human Community Toolkit

Alexandre Joly - Listen to the Waves

Antoine Bertin - Various Works

Estonian Academy of Arts Students - Large Wooden Megaphones

Week 2 | Dec 15–19

Week 3 | Jan 5–9

Week 4 Jan 12–15

IMPORTANT JAN 15 JURY DAY