Louis Möckel – Sonic Footprints album art and videos

Louis Möckel commissioned Peak15 (a research and design agency) to collaborate on the promotion and design of a vinyl record for their research project: “What is the ecological impact of the noise caused by the production of industrial goods?”

Description of the project on Peak15’s website:

The artistic research project Sonic Footprints pursues the idea of recording this noise in a footprint model. Based on the exemplary object toy dolphin, which is made of PVC, the supply chain of this product is being examined acoustically to determine how these noises affect the habitat of real dolphins. In a compilation of interviews on the subject, perspectives from bioacoustics (Gianni Pavan), anthropology (Tim Ingold), post-phenomenology (Robert Rosenberger), and sound studies (Salomé Voegelin) were brought together to broaden the theoretical horizon of a sound-oriented ecology. The ongoing research was first showcased during Dutch Design Week 2023 on a specifically designed speaker system, playing sounds of industrial manufacturing from a vinyl record. In relation to the topic of noise pollution, participants listened to the recorded interviews through noise-cancelling headphones.

I used Harber (variable) to create the main identity for the project, including a couple of pre-launch videos that we shot ourselves and that introduce the research and project.

The vinyl record and booklet will be released in 2024. (If you are interested, please contact me and I will pass on Louis’ newsletter)