Baobab, scientific measurements

James Mweu and Olga Kisseleva prepare to install a system of sensors on a Baobab tree in Lamu town, Kenya.

Baobab, the emblematic tree of the Swahili coast has been selected by “The Listening to The Rift Valley” project for scientific measurements, codification, and artistic interpretation of the information collected. A baobab on Lamu Island has been outfitted with sensors and the captured signals color coded. The color coding was then represented through khangas, a traditional Eastern African cloth. “The message” sent by the baobab has been enacted as a dance performed by the students of the Anidan shelter for children.