Microbial music made in collaboration with composer Jack Hurst and scientist Dr Linda Long from Exeter University Medical School. Part of the new permanent exhibit, Invisible You - The Human Microbiome at the Eden Project.

The body is an ecosystem, teeming with microbes. We are gradually becoming aware of how crucial microbes are for human health and the need to protect these diverse habitats. What if you could connect with this unseen world and listen to “microbial music” derived from different habitats of the body? 

Working in collaboration with Dr Linda Long, Exeter University Medical School Research Fellow and award-winning creator of Molecular Music , and Jack Hurst, Masters student in Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music, to capture the symbiotic relationship humans have with our microbes. Translating both our microbial worlds and the vital enzymes and proteins they produce into sound compositions. Using data of 3 areas; the hand, mouth and gut, the team converted the RNA sequences of microbes and the 3D structure of crucial proteins they produce into sound, mapping this unseen symphony. 


Victoria Shennan

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