Monad

visual software, projector, display surface, audio

A one dimensional visualization of the universe represented as varying length of time, oscillate between the age of the universe, and Planck time.

The central point of a circle is the beginning of a one-dimensional universal construct. The steps involved in creating any circle is a metaphor for the ongoing creating process itself. anywhere you place a center you can radiate a circle and symbolically create the space of the universe. A true point is impossible to create, having no dimension. Consider the point as the current consciousness of the present moment, and the edge of the circle as an infinite expansion of the universe.

Natures forms are represented to us by invisible forces that make them visible. These forces are vibratory cycles that oscillate through all matter. As we explore frequencies of time on a universal scale, we are metaphorically repeating the principal of the Monad: the opening of light, space, and time in all directions.

Cycles are the core principal of the universe. We are thoroughly enmeshed in periodic rhythms, which span the frequencies of space and time, and are conscious of only the most obvious on a daily basis: our sleep patterns, the weather, the seasons, sunrise, sunset, the rising and falling of emotion. On a larger magnitude: the age of our bodies, the rise and decline of species, the life cycle of stars. On a smaller, our breathing rate, our heart rate, the audio spectrum of music, speaking, the visible light spectrum, radio waves, cosmic rays, and ultimately the smallest measurable amount of time we can comprehend, described as Planck time. The appearance of the entire world and all existence with its natural and technological cycles are rooted in the archetypal, cyclical sinusoidal principals of the Monad.

installation

Each ring that moves across the surface represents a length of a time cycle. As each ring passes, we hear an audible click. Higher pitched, rapid clicks count the current order of magnitude, ranging from 10^-18 to 10^-43. When passing the visual spectrum, it is shown as color, while the audible spectrum is heard as the audible frequencies of the chakras.

cycle database

video

acknowledgements

Stephanie Sherriff, Miles Stemper: Display surface fabrication assistance
Jeff Lubow: Audio assistance
Ryan Alexander: Projection alignment software