Cymatics and Synesthesia

Cymatics blew my mind. When you think about it, it makes sense that different sound waves would alter matter in some way. I just never thought it would create patterns like that. I would personally describe it as geometric (or mathematical) art. It somewhat reminds me of sacred geometric shapes. The paintings that Melissa McCracken made to show how she processes music was absolutely gorgeous. It really captures how sound can create an image on it's own. I experienced that (though not like McCracken) when listening to the other groups' sounds without knowing their source. It paints a picture based on the listeners frame of reference. The association of sound with image is something that I don't imagine the average person thinks about a lot, but it's so ingrained in us. It's a process that happens so automatically that we have to really think about it to recognize it.