sonic water liquid soundscapes by sven meyer + kim porksen sonic water liquid soundscapes by sven meyer + kim porksen
may 11, 2013

sonic water liquid soundscapes by sven meyer + kim porksen

‘sonic water’ by sven meyer + kim porksen

 

 

sven meyer + kim porksen – sonic waterolympus OM-D: photography playground, berlinapril 26th – may 24th, 2013

 

 

the fascination of ‘sonic water’ by media artists sven meyer & kim pörksen, is rooted in their ability to aesthetically express soundas a visual experience. the installation produces constantly transforming images –  which react when a user adds content to the liquid mix. water in small containers act as flexible three-dimensional sculptures that translate sounds into kinetic imagery. through the use of light and speakers, the water tanks produce wave patterns depending on different audible frequencies, reflecting on the process of changing chaos and order. by following the law of the golden section – the liquid soundscapes react like forces of nature, reproducing identical vibrational patterns found in the tones of the solar system.

 

 

‘sonic water’video courtesy elfenmaschine

 

 

the liquid soundscapes react like the forces of nature, reproducing identical vibrational patterns found in the tones of the solar system.

 

 

water in small containers act as a flexible three-dimensional sculptures that translate sounds into kinetic images

 

 

the water tanks produce wave patterns depending on the audible frequencies, reflecting on the process of changing chaos and order

rodrigo caula I designboom
may 11, 2013

  • Quote, “by following the law of the golden section – the liquid soundscapes react like forces of nature, reproducing identical
    vibrational patterns found in the tones of the solar system.”

    Nonsense.
    Is this the 17th century? Tones in the Solar System? Good grief.

    And I don’t see how the golden section has anything to do with Chladni patterns.

    James Garry says:
    May 11, 2013

  • This is a visualization of the resonance and harmonics of water in the confine container. Also water tension factors into
    this as you can see when the amplitude overcomes the tension it ‘snap’s into a more complex waveshape realted to the resonant harmonic.

    studleylee says:
    Jun 06, 2013

  • Greetings,
    I would like to know what kind of Projector you used in the Demonstration at the Olympus OM-D Expo in Berlin this May. Could you please write and let us in on that detail?
    Mark Walter Evans

    Mark Walter Evans says:
    Aug 28, 2013

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