[Photo: Refraction — cymatic table · 3:2]
refraction
A three-metre cymatic table with a light source suspended above it. Four transducers set the water on the surface vibrating; the type and intensity of the vibration is determined by the frequencies and bass pulses of the music. Reflection and refraction in the water create a surface between chaos and order. The percussive, almost atonal music programme was written by Oliver Albach with reference to the angular formal language of the installation.