The 'Great Animal Orchestra' brings the wild rumpus of nature to art museums
An evocative museum exhibition from a legendary electronic musician and naturalist encourages audiences to connect with nature through a "great animal orchestra."
Your imagination does the work at The Great Animal Orchestra – you just sit in a dark room and listen.
Currently at the Peabody Essex museum in Salem, Mass., through May 22, the exhibition immerses visitors into soundscapes from remote parts of the planet: seven of them, from the tropics to the tundra. No wildlife footage accompanies this symphony of wild animals. It's audio first, in a visually overstimulating world.
"The basic message is that the soundscapes of the natural world are the voices that we need
