The Cymatic Orchestra

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Sound installation, Kunsthal Aarhus, 2020

Duration 12 min loop

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Soap sculptures with coffee grounds, cables, 12-channel sound system and incorporated speakers.

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The work is a sculptural orchestra of vibrations generated by human bodies. It consists of 12 soap sculptures with incorporated speakers and visible cables. The cables form a network that connects the sculptures to a central mother figure in the installation.The composition of vibrations alternates between polyphony and monotony and between an authentic nerve of masculine and feminine sound waves. 

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The work is called ‘The Cymatic Orchestra’. The term Cymatics comes from the ancient Greek kyma which means 'wave'. Cymatic is also a science that studies the relationship between sound, bodiless and visuality. It concerns the influence of sound waves on physical material. At the same time, cymatics is a term that describes therapies that use sound as a health-promoting effect on the body.

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Sounds are vibrations that can take root in your body. It is communication that is understood through bodily presence. I investigate the sensory aspects of nonverbal communication - breathing, vocal range and everything that takes place in the body beyond the formulated speech.

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