A High-Tech Turntable Converts Tree Rings Into Piano Music
IN “YEARS,” BARTHOLOMÄUS TRAUBECK MINES THE NATURAL DATA STORED IN A TREE USING SOME SOPHISTICATED MAN-MADE TECHNOLOGY. Ever consider playing a cross-section of a tree like a vinyl record? We hadn’t until introduced to the work of Bartholomäus Traubeck, who has figured out a way to translate the rings of wooden disks into music using a … Read more
Photographer Martin Klimas Paints Like Pollock With Sound
How do you paint with sound? It’s a good question and the answer comes from German photographer Martin Klimas. He starts by putting different colored paint on top of a speaker over some translucent material, then cranks up the volume. The vibrations of the speaker shoot the paint into the air creating beautiful patterns and sculptural … Read more
Musical therapy is making breakthroughs
Over the summer I participated in a workshop held for art and music therapists. It was there that I knew for sure that I could only work within the realm of passive therapy. I would be useless otherwise, since I cried at every story that was told that day – it was heart wrenching, yet … Read more
