Marcus Maeder works as an artist, researcher and composer of electronic music. His extensive project ‘Imeall an Chosta’ (Irish for: coastline), which he has developed for over two years in Glenkeen, investigates the impact of climate change in Roaringwater Bay, focusing on biodiversity in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. Using acoustic methods, Maeder placed automatic audio recorders and sensors in transition areas from water to land, capturing the local soundscape in air, underwater, and in the soil. The recordings reveal temporal and spatial dynamics of biodiversity and the weakening Gulf Stream (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation). Combining scientific and artistic research, ‘Imeall an Chosta’ offers new insights into the ecological transformations occurring on the Irish coast.

Marcus Maeder is a Berlin-based artist, researcher, and composer focusing on electronic music. He holds degrees in Fine Arts, Philosophy, and a PhD in Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zürich. Since 2005, he has been a researcher at the Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST) at Zurich University of the Arts, ZHdK. In his research, Maeder is working on ecoacoustic investigations of areas, communities, and organisms under the influence of climate change and other environmental issues. (As of 2024)