Resonancia Viva (Water Dialogs) is a project that blends performance, sound, and photography. It is a sonic and vocal exploration inspired by Veda Austin’s water-freezing experiments, opening a dialogue with the molecular structure of water. Each improvisation followed the Mandala Musical method, designed by Deva Baumbach — a ritual composition system based on signs.
Four different vocal improvisations were performed, each influencing a distinct body of water. The water was then frozen using Austin’s method and photographed. The aim was to observe the relationship between the theme of each improvisation and the images revealed by the frozen water.
The results pointed toward an understanding of water as a wise substance — one that offers a relationship to be cultivated over time, impossible to control yet mesmerizing in its revelations, as the photographs show.
Presented at Museo Tamayo as part of the Otr^s Mund^s exhibition, the project was included in Radio Nopal’s intervention and realized during Art Week 2025.
Voices
— Deva Baumbach
Mandala Musical and Improvisation director
— Karin Verbru
Voice, Water Photographer and Project Director
— Alina Amozurrutia
Voice
— Santiago Salcido
Voice and Instrumentalist (Hand Pan and Jarana)
Audio Visual Production
— Israel Castillo and Carlos Cu
Onsite Videography
— Frida Doma
Performance Photographer
— Karin Verbru
Editing and graphic design
Involved Institutions
— Radio Nopal
Radio Station in Mexico City
— Contaminantes Anónimus
Radio Program in Radio Nopal
— Museo Tamayo
Host of Otrxs Mundxs exhibition where Radio Nopal participated and opened the space for this exploration.
