Projects

This Deaf Puppet Needs a Name

Meet the newest member at CymaSpace! Our Deaf puppet needs a name, maybe you can give them one? Visual Description: Korian “Koko” Thomas, a Black DeafBlind disability advocate wears a brown cap … Continue reading This Deaf Puppet Needs a Name

“Mouth Language Device” an ASL Comedy Short

Short comedy satire written & directed by Myles de Bastion in close collaboration with the CymaSpace Media Program. Well-intentioned hearing inventors have been trying for years to create devices that help Deaf … Continue reading “Mouth Language Device” an ASL Comedy Short

Media & Press:

Media & Press: Press & video coverage in the Vortex Magazine and web publication: http://www.vrtxmag.com/articles/the-shivas-live-from-pdx-pop-now-video-premiere Willamette Week 2014 Best Listens: BEST PLACE TO HEAR (AND SEE AND FEEL) MUSIC

Vibrohaptic Furniture: Tactile Sound Prototype

Vibrohaptic Furniture: Tactile Sound Prototype Not only did we want to see sound but we wanted to feel it too. Thus we have experimented with transducer technology that converts sound into strong … Continue reading Vibrohaptic Furniture: Tactile Sound Prototype

Modular Cymatic Triangles

Modular Cymatic Triangles PDX POP NOW! invited us to showcase our work during their annual grassroots festival that focuses the spotlight on local Portland artists. We put together a portable, lightweight installation … Continue reading Modular Cymatic Triangles

#seeingsounds LED Piano for OMSI

#seeingsounds LED Piano for Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) This piano is the result of a collaboration between Piano Push Play, CymaSpace & Lucid Design. The front panel was replaced … Continue reading #seeingsounds LED Piano for OMSI

DEAFNESS + MUSIC

DEAFNESS + MUSIC from Red Lab Films on Vimeo. A compelling short video. shot and edited by Travis Howe of Red Lab Films featuring Myles de Bastion, the founder of CymaSpace and Audiolux Devices. Myles is … Continue reading DEAFNESS + MUSIC

Hideaway (ASL & Dance Music Video)

A Dream Becomes Reality Kim Wohlsein has always dreamed of being in an ASL dance music video, so she decided to make one. In the summer of 2014, the HideAway dance project … Continue reading Hideaway (ASL & Dance Music Video)

Audiolux One, a sound-reactive LED controller from the team behind CymaSpace

CymaSpace presents the Audiolux One The AudioLux One is a new kind of LED lighting controller developed by the team at CymaSpace that will intelligently translate sound and music into light, color … Continue reading Audiolux One, a sound-reactive LED controller from the team behind CymaSpace

Piccolo Violino (Giant LED Violin)

We were proud to contribute lighting & sound-visualization technology for this amazing giant 12ft LED violin at Portland Winter Light Festival February 1-3 2018. Guests were able to interact with the artwork … Continue reading Piccolo Violino (Giant LED Violin)

What is CymaSpace?

  • Accessibility & Inclusion

    CymaSpace is a leading advocate for accessibility and inclusion within performing arts, cultural events, and media broadcasting for DHH people. We are constantly striving to find new ways to ensure our venue and events are inclusive, especially to DHH  communities.

  • Technology & Arts Incubator

    We provide incubator services for new fledgling organizations and communities that are exploring emerging concepts in combining technology and the arts.

  • Education & Outreach

    We provide educational opportunities for artists, the general public and other performance venues interested in incorporating our unique, cymatic concepts into their work.

  • Cymatic Study

    CymaSpace is an epicenter for Cymatic study and we are committed to raising awareness of and promoting the benefits of Cymatics (the science and study of sound made visible).