SEEING SOUND - 50HZ

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Werner Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle, a fundamental branch of Quantum Mechanics, states that it is impossible to observe, with absolute certainty, more than one characteristic of a particle at any given moment in time. For example, the more accurately one seeks to calculate the momentum of a particle the more unresolved the understanding of the remaining forces, such as it’s direction, and other characteristics becomes.

Formed of three elements (Frequency, Amplitude and Wavelength) sound itself is not comprised of any particles but is the result of fluctuations in air pressure caused by the varying: frequency, amplitude and wavelengths. These oscillating waves then vibrate particles in the atmosphere to create a sound.

Intrigued by the theories of Quantum Mechanics I set out to observe sound by transferring a constant tone of 50hz through a body of water  – a process known as cymatics. The changing appearance of the soundwaves with each exposure supported the hypothesis of the world being in a constant flux understood primarily by the ways in which we perceive our surroundings.