(alt) reality

come on in 

Shot on 35mm film in a raspberry field, this project exemplifies the growth experienced through the duration of this project's creation. Originally intended to transform in to a wild particle system of flowing grass, the file was determined incompatible with the exhibition site, and this was the accidental result. Now standing upright, instead of laying flat, the photo has turned itself into an abstraction of its original subject - a simple raspberry bush. 

This project investigates cymatics, which is the study of visible sound vibrations and its relationship to matter. Sound is invisible to the human eye, yet it is present in our environment. Even objects we view as static or inanimate all vibrate at their own pace. Likewise, how can we present sound in the digital realm and its relationship to our dynamic environment? (in)visible visualizes the fluctuating sounds that inhabit our everyday lives.

This project investigates cymatics, which is the study of visible sound vibrations and its relationship to matter. Sound is invisible to the human eye, yet it is present in our environment. Even objects we view as static or inanimate all vibrate at their own pace. Likewise, how can we present sound in the digital realm and its relationship to our dynamic environment? (in)visible visualizes the fluctuating sounds that inhabit our everyday lives.

This project investigates cymatics, which is the study of visible sound vibrations and its relationship to matter. Sound is invisible to the human eye, yet it is present in our environment. Even objects we view as static or inanimate all vibrate at their own pace. Likewise, how can we present sound in the digital realm and its relationship to our dynamic environment? (in)visible visualizes the fluctuating sounds that inhabit our everyday lives.

a sturdy base to grow from below and a safety net hanging from above

This project investigates cymatics, which is the study of visible sound vibrations and its relationship to matter. Sound is invisible to the human eye, yet it is present in our environment. Even objects we view as static or inanimate all vibrate at their own pace. Likewise, how can we present sound in the digital realm and its relationship to our dynamic environment? (in)visible visualizes the fluctuating sounds that inhabit our everyday lives.

As opposed to more mechanical world-building, we are growing an alternate world, a space for meditations in/on expanse and rest, from its roots. A root structure protects the ground floor and is mirrored on the ceiling, encasing a collaborative garden. A variety of works produced by the group stand in their own platformed exhibitions. Roots, plants and planets serendipitously intersect, with their sounds fading into and out of each other. The natural intersection of different exhibits mirrors the construction of a rhizome, or the creeping rootstalk. The garden is static inside a spinning galaxy, self-generating across time and space, inviting contemplation on the breadth of their own roots and the infinite possibilities of our growth. 

Walk inside the seaweed sensory box to become fully immersed in an underwater garden, complimented by muffled soothing frequencies and the gravely, gristly texture of the sea floor.

Video provided by Alfredo Barroso on Youtube.

what could be a distant planet

an image of the San Francisco skyline from TI during the lighting fire complex of August 2020

created with Ableton Live

created with Ableton Live

This project investigates cymatics, which is the study of visible sound vibrations and its relationship to matter. Sound is invisible to the human eye, yet it is present in our environment. Even objects we view as static or inanimate all vibrate at their own pace. Likewise, how can we present sound in the digital realm and its relationship to our dynamic environment? (in)visible visualizes the fluctuating sounds that inhabit our everyday lives.

This project investigates cymatics, which is the study of visible sound vibrations and its relationship to matter. Sound is invisible to the human eye, yet it is present in our environment. Even objects we view as static or inanimate all vibrate at their own pace. Likewise, how can we present sound in the digital realm and its relationship to our dynamic environment? (in)visible visualizes the fluctuating sounds that inhabit our everyday lives.

Encased in Fog—our imagined world is both invasive, and unknown. We are interested in creating a landscape formed by mountains and caves—terrain that is familiar until altered. These caves provide specific sound experience for the viewer. As the viewer explores this unknown, and cavernous world—they will hear eerie, alienesque atmospheric noises, which change depending on the viewers location. There are multiple points of entry that all lead to the center of its universe. In the center you will find a floating organic form surrounded by crystal. It is up to the viewer to decide which path they will take.

Dive down to explore the underground palace... The electromagnetic fields (EMF) - actively floating around us in an intangible and inaudible way. From the northern lights to the electronic products we use everyday, the EMF forms a network that supports and connects the living and the non-living, but rather quietly in the backstage. We built the "underground palace" where people come and listen to the sound of the EMF, worshipping the great power of it, and pray for its protection. The abstract and surreal objects within the palace stores music made by EMF sounds. Wall paintings on the monument demonstrate the ritual of worshipping the EMF. The raw EMF sound are collected by a self-made tool called Elektrosluch. The items scattered on the floor are the "guts" of the electronic objects we use on a daily basis.

Dive down to explore the underground palace...

The electromagnetic fields (EMF) - actively floating around us in an intangible and inaudible way. From the northern lights to the electronic products we use everyday, the EMF forms a network that supports and connects the living and the non-living, but rather quietly in the backstage. 

We built the "underground palace" where people come and listen to the sound of the EMF, worshipping the great power of it, and pray for its protection. The abstract and surreal objects within the palace stores music made by EMF sounds. Wall paintings on the monument demonstrate the ritual of worshipping the EMF. 

The raw EMF sound are collected by a self-made tool called Elektrosluch. The items scattered on the floor are the "guts" of the electronic objects we use on a daily basis. 

Dive down to explore the underground palace...

The electromagnetic fields (EMF) - actively floating around us in an intangible and inaudible way. From the northern lights to the electronic products we use everyday, the EMF forms a network that supports and connects the living and the non-living, but rather quietly in the backstage. 

We built the "underground palace" where people come and listen to the sound of the EMF, worshipping the great power of it, and pray for its protection. The abstract and surreal objects within the palace stores music made by EMF sounds. Wall paintings on the monument demonstrate the ritual of worshipping the EMF. 

The raw EMF sound are collected by a self-made tool called Elektrosluch. The items scattered on the floor are the "guts" of the electronic objects we use on a daily basis. 

Dive down to explore the underground palace...

The electromagnetic fields (EMF) - actively floating around us in an intangible and inaudible way. From the northern lights to the electronic products we use everyday, the EMF forms a network that supports and connects the living and the non-living, but rather quietly in the backstage. 

We built the "underground palace" where people come and listen to the sound of the EMF, worshipping the great power of it, and pray for its protection. The abstract and surreal objects within the palace stores music made by EMF sounds. Wall paintings on the monument demonstrate the ritual of worshipping the EMF. 

The raw EMF sound are collected by a self-made tool called Elektrosluch. The items scattered on the floor are the "guts" of the electronic objects we use on a daily basis.