Cymatics workshop at FACT 2008

After Galileo, Robert Hooke (1680) also recorded observations of ‘nodal’ patterns associated with the vibration of glass plates using a violin bow. Ernst Chladni (1715- 1782) famously repeated this experiment. Margaret Watts- Hughes (1885) created images by placing a powder and liquids on a disk then letting it vibrate to the sound of her voice and musical instruments. What resulted were amazing flower- like geometrical patterns. The word ‘Cymatic’, invented by Swiss scientist, Hans Jenny, comes from the Greek word ‘Kyma’ meaning Great wave. Hans Jenny made some of the most stunning imagery and film of these phenomena in the 1970s.

	Device from a device made for a residency at Castlefield Gallery Project Space, Experiments With Soap Bubbles, it was used to oscilate soap films...
Experiments With Soap Bubbles, Castlefield Gallery Project Space Film still from Experiments With Soap Bubbles, Castlefield Gallery Project Space

Oscillating droplet 40-50htz. Drawings and film showing internal flow circulation inside droplets. UMIST Fluids Lab residency. Drawings and film showing internal flow circulation inside droplets. UMIST Fluids Lab residency.

Live Projection still from exhibition showing internal flow circulation inside droplets. UMIST Fluids Lab residency. Oscillating droplet sequence. UMIST Fluids Lab residency.

Oscillating droplet sequence. UMIST Fluids Lab residency.

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