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Does the world really need KYMAT?
We perceive sound with greater awareness if we can see it at
the same time. My visual rendering is not the translation of a
machine − it comes straight from nature itself. I send a certain
frequency into water, which creates a shape that suddenly
calls to mind animals, snow and even the division of cells.
Cymatics researchers therefore claim that these images reveal
nature’s structure.
Water as the source of life, as the substance that centers all
of us?
Human beings are made up of 70% water. If a certain frequency
creates a beautiful form in a bottle top, it must have a positive
effect on humans, too. That is the origin and outcome of KYMAT.
You experimented for two and a half years without knowing
whether the concept would work. Honest answer: Did you ever
consider giving up?
There was a lot of fiddling and tinkering, I admit. But I had
a goal, a vision. And then one day I had my “aha” moment:
the first perfectly formed mandala. It was magical. Today I can
predict what frequencies will produce cool images. But I can
also improvise and surrender to surprise.
Does KYMAT represent a dream come true for you?
I’ve been making music my entire life, and I’ve always
preferred helping people to chill out rather than getting them
up on their feet and dancing. At home, I have gongs, sitars and
a Hammond organ. I’m a walking hippie cliché, even if I don’t
mean to be at all. I’m blending spirituality with science. The
result is KYMAT, or God in a bottle top.
A brief history of cymatics
The German physicist Ernst Chladni wrote about the phenomenon
of the sound figure more than 200 years ago. In order to make
sound visible, he sprinkled fine sand onto metal plates, and set
the plates into vibration with the help of violin bows and tuning
forks. Doing so resulted in impressive figures reminiscent of ice
crystals. Swiss natural scientist Hans Jenny further developed
the technique and named it cymatics, which is derived from the
Old Greek word for wave. Nowadays, thousands of cymatics
enthusiasts meet at conventions to philosophize about the
aesthetics of sound.
Artist Sven Meyer used his KYMAT technology to visually render the sound of
“Future of Audio” when spoken for Sennheiser
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