Wave of Possibility
Auckland Print Studio Residency

Based on the eastern concept of the chakra, this collaborative work between Tiffany Singh and the Auckland Print Studio aims to combine the vibrational qualities of sound and colour together in a suite of prints that correspond to the connection between the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical aspects of the human body.

In the hope of creating lithographs that embody the concept; all forms in the universe can be represented by frequencies, with the belief that by combining the frequencies of sound and colour, the mind and body will resonate harmoniously. As all things in nature vibrate, light color and sound frequencies affect everything about us.

To articulate this concept visually the artists used real time sound frequencies to generate different patterns. Then used the corresponding colours to print with, creating works which
embody the harmonics of sound, color & vibration believed by many eastern traditions to be a center for the evolution of consciousness through vibrational sound, color and light healing.

Based on the premise of sound alchemy and loosely drawing on the Ancient Solfeggio frequencies and Taoist healing principles to bring equilibrium, these works have a fluid aesthetic and very much mimic the natural order of vibration in their appearance.

-Tiffany Singh
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A series of 6 multi-layered lithographic prints were made in two main stages.  To start, 12 plates were produced by placing steel-backed, photo-sensitive lithography plates upon a sound "transducer".  Using a Macbook Pro and Garage Band, a synthesized flute instrument played individual notes which were converted into vibrations by the transducer, generated specific visual displacement patterns in a coating of silicon carbide granules (100-grit).  Each note was stopped and the resultant pattern of opaque grit was exposed onto the plate with 9-minutes exposure to UV light--each grain of carbide becoming a printing mark.  These plates were then arranged and printed in layers  or "Chords" using analogous colours.  Each print has a stacking of 3 to 5 pattern-layers and run through the colours of the spectrum.

- APS
Link to In Unison article and video