Nada Brahma: The Universe Is Sound
“Nada Brahma: The Universe Is Sound” (2026) is a solo exhibition of artist Arion de Munck, where water, sound and light come together in cymatic photography.
21 October 2026 - 15 February 2027 at the Embassy Of The Free Mind, Amsterdam.
In Hermetic philosophy, the Universal Principle of Vibration states that everything, every atom, object, and organism, is in constant motion. Everything in the universe is vibrating at its own unique frequency, all part of one cosmic symphony. We are all connected through the vibrations of energy and matter. When we stop and look deeply, we can start to understand how our thoughts and actions affect not just ourselves, but all life around us.
Arion makes these frequencies and vibrations visible through the science of Cymatics (from Ancient Greek: ‘κῦμα’ =‘wave’): the study of wave phenomena in a medium like water. Sound and musical frequencies set water into vibration, revealing intricate patterns that resonate with symbols found in ancient wisdom traditions around the world.
If we look around us we can see these shapes in the very small (microorganisms), the very large (the movement patterns of planets) and everything inbetween (a sunflower). When sound and water are in resonance, these patterns manifest as harmonious geometrical shapes (standing waves), revealing the creating power of music and sound. Determined by many parameters such as frequency, type of sound or music, amplitude and amount of water, this series of seven photographs came into existence:
Water Sound Mandalas – Collection I
21 October 2026 - 15 February 2027 at the Embassy Of The Free Mind, Amsterdam.
In Hermetic philosophy, the Universal Principle of Vibration states that everything, every atom, object, and organism, is in constant motion. Everything in the universe is vibrating at its own unique frequency, all part of one cosmic symphony. We are all connected through the vibrations of energy and matter. When we stop and look deeply, we can start to understand how our thoughts and actions affect not just ourselves, but all life around us.
Arion makes these frequencies and vibrations visible through the science of Cymatics (from Ancient Greek: ‘κῦμα’ =‘wave’): the study of wave phenomena in a medium like water. Sound and musical frequencies set water into vibration, revealing intricate patterns that resonate with symbols found in ancient wisdom traditions around the world.
If we look around us we can see these shapes in the very small (microorganisms), the very large (the movement patterns of planets) and everything inbetween (a sunflower). When sound and water are in resonance, these patterns manifest as harmonious geometrical shapes (standing waves), revealing the creating power of music and sound. Determined by many parameters such as frequency, type of sound or music, amplitude and amount of water, this series of seven photographs came into existence:
Water Sound Mandalas – Collection I
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What is a flower, without the sun? If you look deeply into the flower you find it is made of non-flower elements like sunshine, clouds, rain and soil. Without these non-flower elements, a flower cannot exist. When we look deeply at the world like this we can see that the idea of a separate self is an illusion. One thing is because other things are. Nothing exists independently; everything is interconnected. A shift in one point resonates throughout the entire vibrational field, revealing how all phenomena inter-are in the web of life. This is the insight of Interbeing.
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According to Buddhism, a human being is composed of Five Aggregates or Skandhas:
Form — Feelings — Perceptions — Mental Formations — Consciousness
The Five Aggregates, represented by the five pointed star, contain everything — both inside us and outside of us, in nature and in society. The five-pointed star embodies the golden ratio, phi (1,618), a proportion recurring throughout the geometry of nature, ancient architecture and art.
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Bodhyanga is made up of two words: bodhi and anga. Bodhi comes from the root ‘budh’, meaning ‘to wake up’, to be aware of what is going on within and around you. A Buddha is ‘One Who Is Awakened.’ Anga means limb. Sapta Bodhyanga can be translated as the Seven Limbs,
or Seven Factors of Awakening:
Mindfulness — Investigation of phenomena — Diligence
Joy — Ease — Concentration — Letting go
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Paramita can be translated as ‘perfection’. The Chinese character used for paramita means ‘crossing over to the other shore’, the shore of freedom, harmony, and good relationships. The effort to cross over is the practice of the Six Paramitas:
Dana Paramita (giving) — Shila Paramita (precepts) — Kshanti Paramita (inclusiveness)
Virya Paramita – (diligence) — Dhyana Paramita (meditation) — Prajña Paramita (insight)
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Bodhyanga is made up of two words: bodhi and anga. Bodhi comes from the root ‘budh’, meaning ‘to wake up’, to be aware of what is going on within and around you. A Buddha is ‘One Who Is Awakened.’ Anga means limb. Sapta Bodhyanga can be translated as the Seven Limbs,
or Seven Factors of Awakening:
Mindfulness — Investigation of phenomena — Diligence
Joy — Ease — Concentration — Letting go
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The wheel of the Dharma was put in motion twelve times; three for each of the Four Noble Truths:
Presence of Suffering — Arising of Suffering — Cessation of Suffering — the Path Out of Suffering
To understand the Four Noble Truths, not just intellectually but experientially, we have to practice the twelve turnings of the wheel. Each Noble Truth has three turnings of the wheel:
Recognition — Encouragement — Realization*
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Water — Music — Light
Omunye, by Distruction Boyz, Benny Maverick and Dladla Mshunqisi
Omunye captures the raw energy of Gqom, a South African electronic genre born in Durban.
Characterized by heavy percussion, deep bass, broken rhythms and hypnotic repetition, Gqom
creates an intense and deeply physical sound, the perfect elements to create resonance and make the water dance.
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