Gradient 1, C-Type print, 1200 x 400mm
Gradient 2, C-Type, 1200 x 400mm
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 single particle at any given moment in time. Implying that the pursuit of specifically determining one attribute of a phenomena will never open up the possiblity of fully understanding the event.
Inspired by this theory I set out to photograph sound through a method known as Cymatics, the study of the visualisation of wave phenomena and sound. Brought to public attention during the early 1800’s, Ernst Chaldni’ process is beautifully simple and requires little more than a source of sound (a bow or a speaker) to transfer sound waves through a conductive medium such as a sheet of metal (otherwise known as a Chaldni plate) or in this case water.
Over various durations of exposure time the photos my camera created revealed sound in a way that was contrary to how I understood it from experience. With the camera as the translator it became apprentice that was what factual solely because we experience it. In fact, most of what we can understand are where the interpretations our sense organs and nervous system limit us and where they can liberate, otherwise known as Umwelt.