Event 3: Vibratory Fields

For my third event, I attended a Zoom "Vibratory Fields" and I found this one to be my favorite so far. Learning about the rhythms of brain waves, eye movement, and muscle tensing was fascinating while watching the video and seeing all of the movements. One of the speakers talked about how the noises were supposed to be subtle, but I thought they were actually quite creepy to listen to, but was extremely fascinating to learn the science behind it. She described some to be "too loud" and "distressing", which was the feeling I got, but to be able to find a solution to close their eyes to lower the brain waves' rhythm was something that was an experiment as they tried to figure out how they could solve this issue. 


Alex Grey has an artwork shop that I thought fit this event because he uses the body and mind as a field of energy through vibrations. His artwork mainly consists of work like this, but all of it is an art that is used in a scientific way and relates to this course material. Without hearing the sounds of this that many people talk about being frightening to listen to, you can observe the artwork through the colors and vibrancy of the human body. The performances that were talked about by Stelarc were extremely original and fascinating, and unlike any art I have seen, such as using the human body in an art form. 









Sources:

Dauda Usman , Jamil, et al. “Assessment of Electromagnetic Fields, Vibration and Sound Exposure Effects from Multiple Transceiver Mobile Phones on Oxidative Stress Levels in Serum, Brain and Heart Tissue.” Scientific African, 28 Jan. 2020, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227620300090.

Oroszi, Tamás, et al. “Vibration Detection: Its Function and Recent Advances in Medical Applications.” F1000Research, 17 June 2020, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7308885/.

“Suspensions.” STELARC, stelarc.org/?catID=20316.


Photos:

“Body/Mind as a Vibratory Field of Energy by Alex Grey.” Alex Grey, www.alexgrey.com/art/lightbody/body-mind-as-a-vibratory-field-of-energy.

Fernández, Clara Rodríguez. “Stelarc -- Making Art out of the Human Body.” Labiotech.Eu, 23 Feb. 2023, www.labiotech.eu/trends-news/stelarc-ear-art-human-body/.

Miller          |      February 11, Arthur I. “What Happens When Stem Cell Science and Performance Art Collide?: Essay.” Zócalo Public Square, 3 Oct. 2017, www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2015/02/11/what-happens-when-stem-cell-science-and-performance-art-collide/ideas/nexus/.






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