Iceberg Songs

The aim in designing the Iceberg Songs website, which was launched for the start of the World Climate Conference 2015, was to raise awareness of the problem of climate change. The ice at the poles is melting faster than ever before. However, the polar regions are simply too far away for most people to emotionally relate to this global issue. Scientists recorded the natural sounds arising when icebergs melt. International musicians and artists then turned these sounds into individualised songs made available for public listening on the Iceberg Songs website. Each song is accompanied by 180-degree visualisations that react differently to the volume as well as high and low frequencies. The total time spent by visitors listening to the Iceberg Songs online is calculated. At the end of the project, politicians and other decision makers are asked to spend an equal amount of time as the accumulated listening time on finding solutions for the global issue of climate change.