“Hysteresis” is the magnetic memory property of certain materials. When a magnetic field is in proximity to a ferromagnetic material, its magnetic dipoles align to the orientation of the induced field. When the field is removed, some of the atomic alignment remains as a remnant, and the material becomes magnetized indefinitely. This mnemonic property of materials has been used for decades to store information on magnetic tapes, credit cards, or hard disks, as well as the basis for the construction of magnets that move the world as a fundamental part of energy generation.
Hysteria. For the Greeks, ὑστέρα (hystera) meant “uterus,” a term that was used for many centuries to refer to a series of psychological conditions that caused abnormal behavior, supposedly caused by an external influence on the female womb. Today, it is recognized as a multiplicity of symptoms that are not limited to the female gender. The uterus is considered a space of gestation where consciousnesses that will inhabit the earth arise. Stanislaw Groff, in his book “The Holotropic Universe,” mentions four states of consciousness during gestation, and the expulsion from the womb is symbolized as death prior to birth.
A glass flask is placed on top of a powerful electromagnet constructed with a transformer. Between the glass and the electromagnet, there is a piezoelectric disk. By introducing a small neodymium magnet into the vessel, it strikes the glass, immediately producing a flow of electrons in the piezoelectric disk. This flow is amplified by an electronic circuit and the signal is emitted to the electromagnet which, by saturation, creates a variable electromagnetic field. This variable field interferes with the magnetic polarity of the magnet, pushing it strongly and causing it to collide again with the glass, generating new flows of electrons and creating a loop of random behavior in the magnet that constantly jumps and bounces. Two magnetic ceramic spheres are placed on the outside of the flask. By manipulating them, the field they emit intervenes in the magnet’s behavior, modifying its behavior and creating new forms of sound. With an induction coil at the tip of a gooseneck, changes in electromagnetic fields are perceived and transformed into electrons that are channeled into sound processes and amplified. Additionally, a camera films the entire process.
Hysteresis Hystericus is a sound action derived from the Magnetoplankton project, an experiment on artificial life that explores deterministic theories in the cybernetic notion of cause and effect. It is constructed from feedback loops and the amplification of the piezoelectric effect to provoke electromagnetic induction. The project also explores the diamagnetic links of the water molecule as a communicative model of artificial life, the influence of the observer on the behavior of observed systems, electromagnetic induction as a model of transduction, and the parallelism between ferromagnetics and diamagnetics as information storage systems, alluding to historical hypotheses about the memory of water.
- TX-Mx tour
- 05-10-14 : Denton macaroni island / With / V:H >S.S.B.T > BABY BLOOD > FILTH
- 06-10-14 : Austin Museum of Human Achievement With Rick Reed > SSBT
- 05-10-14 : Dallas AvantGarden / with Chris Cogburn / Steve Jansen > Damon Smith / Sandy Ewen > Richard Ramirez
- thanks : Chris Cogburn
- Moscu
- SA)) m0st _11 : Ground with Sergey Filatov > Marcela Armas > Oleg Makarov
- thanks , Sergey KAsich / Alexei Shulguin
- 07-11-14 Ciencia-Ficción-Ciencia V2.0. Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Mexico
- 08-11-14 Taller CONACYT TAG Mexico
- 23-27.02.15 MusicMakers HackLab Laboratorio Arte Alameda gracias Leslie & Paloma
- 07.03.15 Arte En Orbita, Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Quito, Ecuador , Thanks Pedro Soler , Fabiane Borges
- 02.03,2016 MUSIC MAKERS HACK LAB , SEGUNDO DIA DE MAQUINAS , LABORATORIO ARTE ALAMEDA
- Tlaxcala
- 02-03.11.15 VA 1er. Encuentro de Música Experimental y Arte Sonoro. Tlaxcala 2015
- 06-10.11.15 VISIONES SONORAS XI Festival Internacional de Música y Nuevas Tecnologías
- Santiago Chile
- Concierto MAC , Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Santiago de Chile 2016
