invisible acoustics

absolutely superb!

BornAnIdea-Dagny Rewera

"The project titled Invisible Acoustics is a project that slips suggestively into a different world–one that requires different means for its explorations as well as its interpretations.

The world of the invisible
The project is an audio-visual installation of three sound and light units, which visualise the normally invisible form of sound. Based on the scientific study of Cimatics, the units reveal the true, organic form of sound and vibration. Using the surface tension of a soap film, the vibration created by the sounds source transforms the soap into a flexible three-dimensional sculpture, unseen with the naked eye. By bouncing light of the film through a lens, the microscopic transformations of the soap membrane are enlarged and projected on the ceiling, creating a hypnotising light performance. The soap film, designed to last up to an hour, through time transforms the image into an explosion of hues, as the water in the soap lens evaporates. When it finally bursts, the automated mechanism re-dips the soap wand in the solution and starts the performance again. Each designed device plays different tones in a frequency range. These differences in frequencies are translated real time into individual light projections. At the same time, creating a sound and light spectacle when experienced as a whole.

The aim of the project was to change the perception of the everyday. By choreographing a smaller detail, the project tries to enhance the greater understanding of the world we are surrounded by and put to light that there might be more parallel works unnoticed in our mundane lives."

bowled over

my first set of practice pieces, done!

my goal is to pull a gigantic salad bowl. i've tried numerous times and they either collapse or end up being something else. i'm enjoying the surprises and might even take the approach of not planning or expecting things to come out a certain way. i have so many ideas going in my head, though...

adding to the fun of all this, are the people i've met who all seem to be in or involved in the arts–animators, architects, graphic designers, set designers... everyone is so artistic and unique, not just with ideas, but with attitude and character as well. not to mention their friendliness and willingness to help others. such a fantastic and great group of people!

inhale, make space. exhale, go deeper

*revised

original post removed, but this pretty much sums it up. wise words from some of the greatest teachers...

buddha:
-if your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.
-in the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

lao tzu:
-the key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.
-knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

jesus:
-the kingdom of heaven is within you.

facets

I'm really digging this. proof you can inspire yourself when you find yourself in a creative rut, which is exactly what happened to Justin Maller. after weeks of working on a project that didn't seem to be working out, he took a break and produced some quick, fun work that ended up becoming a project where he created an image a day for 365 days. the results, I think, are pretty cool.

when you challenge yourself, something bigger, better and inspirational could come out of it.

facets : 365 days: justin maller

it lives!

the year couldn't have gotten off to a better start!

if a plant surviving after months of neglect is not a good sign, then I don't know what is.

I was gifted an orchid last year and while I tried to take care of it, it died. or so I thought. I threw it off to the side and said I'd clean it up later. a few months passed when only after a few days after the new year, I saw that the bulbs were still green. I was so surprised because it had been so long that they'd been thrown off, uncared for. so I replanted it and ever since, it's been growing FAST! even the day after replanting, it started to grow! I watch it get taller every. single. day. I'm so amazed!!! it's exciting because, aside from the cacti I have, which don't really need that much care, I've never had a plant that survived. I don't care that certain plants have a tendency to "die" and then bloom again. to me, this is monumental. there isn't anything as gravely symbolic as a plant sprouting (that is mine, that is my own) a day after repotting and many months of neglect. I saw this as a sign of renewal, or a rebirth, as my friend mariko, put it. but yea, some people may laugh at the silliness of my amazement, but I'm not taking this lightly. this has a deeper meaning to me than what I'm saying here.

 these were taken only 16 days apart...

pot class. POTTERY class, I mean. pottery.

enrolled myself in a pottery class to get back to the things I enjoyed doing when I was young. I was about 13 or 14 when I took a ceramics class and remember wanting to create so many things. alas, I just wasn't motivated enough and a lot of unused clay went to waste. this time, though, I get to use the wheel, which for me, has been difficult. the only experience I had with clay was sculpting it, not throwing it on a wheel, centering, coning, pulling, trimming, etc. it looks so easy when you see someone else doing it. even the way you sit on the chair is important. and you need muscle. but really, though, it's a feeling, much like anything and everything else. I'm patiently waiting for that feeling to finally hit me and still figuring out which techniques are best as everyone wheel throws differently.

these are some things people have made in the studio and some small bowls I made that are ready to be fired! I keep wanting to make bigger bowls, but small bowls for now–better for portion control. hashtag wink emoji.

quickieee

about to head off to yoga, but before I do, I wanted to say that I've been meaning to write about some things I've been experiencing the past few months, mostly about a "spiritual awakening," for lack of a better term. or let's call it a "divine realization..." or a "humanist manifestation..." or all of the above, perhaps. all of those things sound dramatic and maybe even silly, I know, and I'm not even sure I'm getting across what I'm trying to say, but whatever for now.

all I can say is I'm very grateful! I send out hugs and love with all of me!