We’ve just launched a project in collaboration with biochemist/photographer, Linden Gledhill for Canon’s PIXMA colour printer range. The project features surreal ‘sound sculptures’ made of dancing droplets of paint captured in extreme detail as they react to sound waves.
We came across Linden and his mesmerising Water Figure series on Flickr, a fantastic example of “bringing colour to life”. He agreed to collaborate with us and travelled from Philadelphia to shoot the campaign stills on a Canon 5D Mark II, with a Canon EF 100mm Macro IS USM lens.
The ‘colour sculptures’ were created by stretching a balloon over a speaker to form a membrane. A few drops of paint were then placed in the centre of the balloon and a single sharp note was played through the speaker, causing the paint to erupt for just a fraction of a second.
We experimented with different instruments, frequencies and volumes, which each had an effect on the formations.
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Absolutely love it – great for creativity and cut through.
Incredible, Bravo, Bellisimo, so Avant Garde yet so organically physical! A new Impressiony, Abstractical, Minimalish and Realismatic form of hyperphotographism! Congratulations Linden, Well Done!
A piece of art.
Very Nice !…Sculpture Music is an Art Form I have been participating in for decades and would like to discuss ways this could be translated to vinyl film media ? Keep up the excellent work & please update me on your continued works.
thats fantastic. well done.
Will the colours mix eventually that much that they become black, brown or grey (mixtures of red, blue, yellow?
Wow amazingly beautiful shot!!
love it
Very creative and beautiful. Job well done guys!
Beautiful shot, amazing and stunning vivid colors.
Stunning.
Thanks everyone. We’re so pleased you like it!
Excellent work with the sound sculptures, The lighting is just spot on. This is something I have been doing for some time now and it is great when a planned shot comes out the way you wanted it to.
Would love to see more of this type of photography from you or anyone.
Allan
Amazing. Even more amazing: you managed to pick a song that absolutely BREAKS Shazam. Every time I tag I get weirder and weirder industrial or J-Pop suggestions. I think it’s Phillip Glass, but what is it really?
INCREDIBLE. I really have nothing but respect for this blend of genius, dedication, and professionalism you guys have displayed.
-Tarek
…I’d also like to know the name of the piano sound piece used for the commercial… thanks!
This is incredible! What song do they have playing? It’s as beautiful as the art.
I’ll second Beeker to say thanks all for the kind comments. As for the music, the track is called ‘Anyone’ and was composed for our film by Keith Kenniff (http://www.unseen-music.com/).
I’m curious to know how you were able to shoot a 5,000 fps with a 5D Mark II.
Mesmerizing.
Intriguing and beautiful images in the long tradition of sound-to-light. Thanks for putting those videos up!
Life itself in flow! I ♥ IT
WOW!!!!!!!! This is great!!! I love it!!!
Greetings from Argentina!!! (blogging about this)
I really would love to try this with my students. Can you tell me what kind of paint you used? Did you need an additive to keep it from drying?
Hi Holly, I will find out for you, not sure about the answer without investigating.
According to our producer Bethany: it was regular paint, and we didn’t add anything to prevent drying, but found that sandwiching the paint between a little lubricant helped to create funnel shapes.
Hope that helps!
Beautiful! I appreciate how you guys took time to share how you made this work. Amazing images!
Cheers!
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