‘’Planetary-Personal-Pain’’ (PPP) takes the form of an interactive pain map, visualizing the entanglement of ecological destruction, socio-economic fragility, and human suffering. Drawing on data from social media expressions of pain, medical health datasets, GDP statistics, and environmental records, phantom scars emerge as craters on the Earth’s surface, each sonified through the five elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine - Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Participants’ narratives of pain are integrated into this planetary cartography, encouraging reflection on the ongoing impact of ecological and health crises. Users share their personal narratives of pain, adding depth to the collective and lingering pain corresponding to environmental distress in different countries.

PPP was developed during the Hackathon 2025, a three-day program organized by @jkulinz’s LIFT_C, @arselectronica, and @ludwigboltzmanngesellschaft's OIS Center. The work was presented at the Ars Electronica Festival 2025 in Linz, as part of the showcase "Transforming Medicine through AI and Art."Team: Hollis Hui, Dora Siafla, Julia Guthrie, Jack Heseltine, Ines Gerard-Ursin, Lukas Troyer, Mary Maggic, Mathieu Mahve-Beydokhti, Michael Artner, Péter Velősy.