CymaScope video projected in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral

When Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, in Portland, Oregon, decided to sponsor an art installation they chose a collaborative design by artist, Shelley Socolofsky and John Stuart Reid of . The theme set by the cathedral was that the piece should connect light and dark and be a “new and experimental art form and media that cannot be hung on walls nor placed on pedestals”. Using this brief Socolofsky and Reid came up with a design titled “Cauldron“, featuring a six foot diameter circular pond of white color-dyed water, onto which a video projector would fire CymaScope imagery relevant to the cathedral. After the installation opened to the public Shelley Socolofsky commented, “The Cauldron installation was a huge success and the crowd was mesmerised and fascinated by the CymaScope imagery reflected off water. People came to see it in their droves.” John Stuart Reid commented, “The Trinity art installation project represents the first ever cymatics-based art installation in a cathedral, to our knowledge. It was a real thrill to see the imagery of the marvellous Pilgrims’ Hymn and Toccata and Fugue come alive for the first time in the CymaScope laboratory. James Stuart Reid did wonderful work in constructing and editing the various elements in post production. We hope this will be the first of many MusicMadeVisible videos designed for sacred spaces in the future.“