Creation of Fluid Art “Sound of Ikebana” under Microgravity Using Parabolic Flight

Abstract

Art has been at the center of human spiritual life, and therefore, art in the future space age is an exciting subject. The authors, led by an artist, have been creating video artwork "Sound of Ikebana, " made by giving sound vibration to fluid and shooting it with a high-speed camera. To study its shape under zero gravity, we conducted the generation of the artwork under microgravity realized by parabolic flight. As the sound source, we used the birth cries of newborn babies, which also symbolize the future. We confirmed that a new shape that has never existed is created. Furthermore, a three-dimensional artwork was created by shooting the phenomenon from multiple viewpoints.