The cymatics setup was pretty easy, really. With some speakers, plastic film, myriad coloured powders, liquids and a camera we were up and running. We used exotic substances like lypocodium powder (plant spores), powdered pigment, acrylic paint of various colours and frozen vodka to create the dizzying colour mixtures and textures you see below. The tough part was getting the perfect consistency and colour mixture for our various substances. We tried a lot of combinations, and found that the simpler the better. Another key element was getting the right lighting combined with the right frequencies of vibration to create the cool patterns we’ve seen on the web.
