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Camera Lucida: Sonochemical Observatory
Evelina Domnitch (BY), Dmitry Gelfand (RU/US)
Prix Ars Electronica 2007 “Hybrid Art. Honorary Mention.”
Developed in collaboration with scientific laboratories in Japan, Germany, Russia and Belgium, Camera Lucida (“chamber of light” or “lucidity”) directly transforms sound waves into light emissions by employing a phenomenon known as sonoluminescence.Within a transparent chamber filled with a gas-infused liquid, multiple ultrasonic transducers generate a constantly modulating sonochemical environment. Ultrasound, propagating within a liquid, triggers the formation and implosion of micro-bubbles that reach temperatures as high as are found on the sun and emit light in the shape of sound waves. After adapting to the absolute darkness surrounding the installation, one gradually perceives the highly detailed configurations of glowing sound waves.
Source: Evelina Domnitch (BY), Dmitry Gelfand (RU/US)
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