, Illuminating Water with Sound, Jeff Volk, Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square 161 Essex Street Salem, MA 01970-3783 USA, 22 Apr 2012
Illuminating Water with Sound
“I had fewer difficulties discovering the motions of the heavenly bodies, despite their incredible distances, than I did investigating the motion of flowing water, which takes place right before our eyes.”
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
From the time before time began to tell its ancient tales, the movements of the tides metered out the breath of days as constantly as any celestial event. And since the dawn of history, water has been a universal icon throughout the world’s traditions, not merely as a symbol, but as an archetype of “The Way of Life.” Because it is essential to all living things and because it is at once so omnipresent and yet so mysterious, so utilitarian, yet ultimately so uncontrollable, it has been seen as the embodiment of Truth and of Spirit. Even in physics, it holds a special place in the pantheon of elements. It is the only substance that exists naturally in all three states, solid, liquid and gaseous, and its structure and dynamics reflect the universal organizing principles of evolution and even life itself.
Drawing from his background as a poet, award-winning documentary producer and publisher of books and films about Cymatics, the science of wave phenomena, Jeff Volk, will offer a dynamic multimedia presentation about the wonders of water. We’ll witness Ripple Effects–water springing into lifelike flowing form, as standing waves are generated by audible sound to create visual analogues of patterns found throughout nature, from single-celled sea creatures to cyclones, sunflowers to star formations. A highlight of this event will be a live demonstration by Reid Drum, sculptor and foundry director at Mass. College of Art, projecting 3-D wave patterns generated in the moment, by his newly re-designed “sonic gondola” sculpture.
- Category :
Exhibition
- Start Date :
22-04-2012
- End Date :
22-04-2012
- Facilitator :
Jeff Volk
- Time :
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
- Address :
Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square 161 Essex Street Salem, MA 01970-3783 USA
- Contact Name :
Jeff Volk
- Contact Email :
[email protected]
- Contact Phone :
978-745-9500
- Pricing Details :
included with Museum admission
- Website :
www.cymaticsource.com
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