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Tuning into the Magnetic Web: A Collective Meditation on Solar Resonance

 

SUNFlower Plasma & the Solar MAXIMUM is an immersive projection and sound performance that invites the audience into a collective meditation on the entangled forces of our time. Bridging macro and micro scales—from solar flares and Alfvén waves to bees, sunflowers, and human breath—the work transforms scientific data, microscopy, and field recordings into a dynamic audiovisual landscape. As the Sun reaches peak activity, the performance highlights how disturbances in the magnetic field ripple through Earth's atmosphere, ecosystems, and collective psyche—manifesting as wildfires, floods, war, and emotional unrest. This experience invites audiences to reflect on interconnection, vulnerability, and the unseen waves that shape our shared world.

 

Developed in collaboration with plasma physicist Walter Gekelman and biomedical engineer/microscopist Haley Marks.