“It’s as if we’re giving plants synthesizers and allowing them to ‘bang on a piano’ with their changes in conductivity,” said Joe Patitucci, one-half of Data Garden, the group that, yes, makes music with plants in a Q&A with the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. “This process results in musical forms that wish I had the ability to play or reproduce. At the same time, it’s nice to just sit in a room and surrender to the experience.”
It’s like letting plants ‘bang on a piano’: Data Garden
“It’s as if we’re giving plants synthesizers and allowing them to ‘bang on a piano’ with their changes in conductivity. This process results in musical forms that wish I had the ability to play or reproduce. At the same time, it’s nice to just sit in a room and surrender to the experience.”
