Cymatic Ground
2022, laser-cut acid etched steel, 3D printed sculpture, animation
Tobias KLEIN and Alvaro CASSINELLI
2022, laser-cut acid etched steel, 3D printed sculpture, animation
Tobias KLEIN and Alvaro CASSINELLI
About the Artwork:
Cymatic Ground is an interactive audio-visual installation through which the audience can explore the relationship between geometry, shape, resonance and energy. The project references dry stone rock gardens, which metaphorically symbolise water through careful compositions of rocks and gravel, raked to represent ripples and waves.
However this table top garden, made from laser-cut and acid etched steel plates, resonates at different frequencies, which shift sand particles in to surprising reverberating patterns. Participants are invited to pour sand particles over the structure, and play the table as a percussion instrument. The sculpture also reacts to sounds within it’s environment, and the resulting sonic landscape, visualised through vibration, captures the interplay between geometry and acoustics, revealing the invisible patterns of energies flowing through its layered structure.
Cymatic Ground is an interactive audio-visual installation through which the audience can explore the relationship between geometry, shape, resonance and energy. The project references dry stone rock gardens, which metaphorically symbolise water through careful compositions of rocks and gravel, raked to represent ripples and waves.
However this table top garden, made from laser-cut and acid etched steel plates, resonates at different frequencies, which shift sand particles in to surprising reverberating patterns. Participants are invited to pour sand particles over the structure, and play the table as a percussion instrument. The sculpture also reacts to sounds within it’s environment, and the resulting sonic landscape, visualised through vibration, captures the interplay between geometry and acoustics, revealing the invisible patterns of energies flowing through its layered structure.
Tobias KLEIN:
Tobias Klein is a trained Architect and internationally recognised Artist. His work integrates contemporary CAD/CAM technologies with site and culturally specific design narratives, intuitive non-linear design processes, as well as historical and cultural references. His works have been extensively exhibited in major international institutions, including the London Science Museum, the V&A Museum, the Venice Architectural Biennale, Ars Electronica, Melbourne’s Science Gallery, MoCA Taipei, the Museum of Moscow, the Museum of Vancouver, and Art Basel Hong Kong. Tobias’ work can be found in the permanent collection of the M+, the MoMu Antwerp and the Museum of Glass. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.
Tobias Klein is a trained Architect and internationally recognised Artist. His work integrates contemporary CAD/CAM technologies with site and culturally specific design narratives, intuitive non-linear design processes, as well as historical and cultural references. His works have been extensively exhibited in major international institutions, including the London Science Museum, the V&A Museum, the Venice Architectural Biennale, Ars Electronica, Melbourne’s Science Gallery, MoCA Taipei, the Museum of Moscow, the Museum of Vancouver, and Art Basel Hong Kong. Tobias’ work can be found in the permanent collection of the M+, the MoMu Antwerp and the Museum of Glass. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.
Alvaro CASSINELLI:
Alvaro Cassinelli is an equilibrist walking the thin line between Art and Science. Born in Uruguay, he obtained an Engineering Degree in Telecommunications and a PhD in Physics in France before moving to Japan where he lead the Meta-Perception group at the Ishikawa- Oku Laboratory, University of Tokyo - a research group specialized on interfaces for enhancing human communication and expression. He is presently Associate Professor and director of the Augmented Materiality lab at the School of Creative Media in Hong Kong. Awards includes the Grand Prize [Art Division] (9th Japan Media Art Festival), Excellence Prize [Entertainment Division] (13th Japan Media Art Festival), Honorary Mention (Ars Electronica), NISSAN Innovative Award (2010), Jury Grand Prize at Laval Virtual (2011) among others.
Alvaro Cassinelli is an equilibrist walking the thin line between Art and Science. Born in Uruguay, he obtained an Engineering Degree in Telecommunications and a PhD in Physics in France before moving to Japan where he lead the Meta-Perception group at the Ishikawa- Oku Laboratory, University of Tokyo - a research group specialized on interfaces for enhancing human communication and expression. He is presently Associate Professor and director of the Augmented Materiality lab at the School of Creative Media in Hong Kong. Awards includes the Grand Prize [Art Division] (9th Japan Media Art Festival), Excellence Prize [Entertainment Division] (13th Japan Media Art Festival), Honorary Mention (Ars Electronica), NISSAN Innovative Award (2010), Jury Grand Prize at Laval Virtual (2011) among others.
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