The Sound of Ikebana by Naoko Tosa The Sound of Ikebana by Naoko Tosa
The Sound of Ikebana by Naoko Tosa The Sound of Ikebana by Naoko Tosa
The Sound of Ikebana by Naoko Tosa The Sound of Ikebana by Naoko Tosa
The Sound of Ikebana by Naoko Tosa The Sound of Ikebana by Naoko Tosa

Sound season: Flowers turned into liquid assets

25 : 02 : 2014 Flower : Sound : Liquid

Kyoto – In Sound of Ikebana, artist Naoko Tosa was inspired by Ikebana, the ancient Japanese art of flower-arranging. Rather than a literal interpretation, however, Tosa recreated the floral arrangements through liquid and sound.

Imagining what different flowers would look like in liquid form, Tosa created mixed palettes using pastel colours and oil, and applied sound vibrations to the droplets to make them jump in the air. This quick movement was captured on a 2,000 frame per second high-speed camera to create a beautiful liquid bouquet.

The artist aimed to elicit ‘a feeling of wonder generated by the organic and mysterious figures of liquid’. Each shot was inspired by a different season, using different colours to create autumnal or spring-like Ikebana.

Designers and artists are increasingly using new technologies to harness the power of sound. For more, read our Soundscapes macrotrend.

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