The Plant Symphony – Music from plant data

Folkestone’s plant shop, Pot & Vessel, with its beautiful array of plants, became Ruth’s collaborator and the location for a unique musical event. Ruth developed a dramatic ‘plant symphony’ which was played in a one-off event. Data from 10 plants in the shop were used by Ruth to create a symphony using orchestral sounds. This event was not recorded.

QR Coded Plant tracks

Visitors could also buy plants with a QR code which played that individual plant’s musical track recorded by Ruth. Twenty five individual plants were ‘scanned’ and their electrical signals turned in to musical notes. Customers could listen to the plant before buying it and take home the QR code so they can listen to their plants at any time. Scroll down to hear these tracks.

1 -1 Flamenco Guitar

1 -2 BBC Harp

1 -3 BBC Viola

1 – 4 Bells

1- 5 Synth Piano

1- 6 Synth Terrain

1 – 7 Synth Choir

1 – 8 Voices

1 – 9 Gongs

1 – 10 BBC Piano

1 – 11 Synth Strings

1 – 12 Vintage Bass

1 – 13 Wurli

2 -1 Strings

2 – 2 Synth Old Piano

2 – 3 E Piano

2 – 4 BBC Harp

2 – 5 Palm Guitar

2 – 6 FM Guitar

2 – 7 Voices

2 – 8 BBC Violas

2 – 9 Synth Harp

2 – 10 BBC Marimba

2 – 11 Micah’s Voices

2 – 12 Organ