Deaf Artist Creates Cymatic Sound Pieces

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In the news: Horatio Thomas Lawson, 22, recently used cymatics to create his showcase portfolio piece for his graduation from Edinburgh College of Art.

An article in the Eastlothian Courier states, “Horatio is the only wholly deaf student to graduate from the university in 2009 and his innovative portfolio – based on the theme of ‘sound works’ – will be seen by about 2,000 visitors later this month at an end-of-year showcase.”

It goes on to describe how Horatio experiences music through physical vibrations and wanted to reproduce that experience for his art exhibit visitors.

Horatio described how his cymatics work demonstrates the way he perceives sound, and that he uses vibration to “paint with colour and charcoal, and also to create sound patterns by pulsing sound waves through liquid.”

One example described in the article on his exhibition included “a box filled with polystyrene balls with four speakers mounted at each corner…The feather-light balls appear to dance to the musical rhythms emitted through the speakers due to sound vibration, similar to how Horatio himself appreciates music.”

It will be interesting to see whether Horatio continues to work with cymatics and art, although his plan after graduation at this time is to pursue a masters in film and TV.

If you would like to experiment with creating your own cymatic art patterns, you can download my free video instructions for making a cymatic sounder (tonascope) HERE

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