Souls in Drag · LACMA Art + Technology Lab 2026

The Cosmic Sonification System
A Dome Experience

Orbital data · Seven ancient wisdom traditions · Immersive presence

"A sacred portal that translates the mathematical music of the cosmos into sound, light, and geometry —
awakening the childlike wonder that knows the infinite universe and the infinite self are the same."

Inputs
NASA JPL Data
Live orbital telemetry — Voyager, Juno, Webb, Horizons ephemeris
Birth Date / Place
Personal entry point — your unique cosmic blueprint at arrival
Historical Moments
Any moment in time — the pyramids, the Buddha's enlightenment, the moon landing
Claude API
Translates data through 7 ancient wisdom frameworks into compositional grammar
Kepler Ratios
Harmonic intervals from Harmonice Mundi — the original planetary tuning
The Dome Experience
LISTENER at center 360° SPATIAL AUDIO Dome Hemisphere 7 WISDOM TRADITIONS
Vibroacoustic Resonance
Planetary frequencies felt directly through the body
Wisdom Pavilion
Adjacent gallery — artifacts, scholars, hands-on encounters with each tradition
Web POC — Public Entry
Your birth chart · Claude API · Live before April 22
Sensory Outputs
Spatial Audio
Each planet a distinct voice placed in 3D space around the listener
Dome Projection
NASA imagery + real-time sacred geometry overhead
Cymatics Overlay
Frequency made visible — the literal shapes sound produces in matter
Generative Visuals
Orbital paths, tradition-specific symbols and geometry drawn live
Geographic Immersion
Standing at Giza · Varanasi · Jerusalem · Lhasa · Beijing — each tradition from its origin
Seven interpretive frameworks — Claude API translation layer · v1 marked ✦
✦ Kabbalah · Sefer Yetzirah ✦ Vedic · Jyotish / Navagraha ✦ Tarot · Major Arcana Egyptian · Temple Cosmology Buddhist · Kalachakra Mandala Hermetic · Christian Mysticism Chinese · Five Elements / Wu Xing
The system translates any moment in cosmic time
Your birth The Giza alignment Buddha's enlightenment The first moon landing The Civil Rights Act Any moment · past or future
LACMA Art + Technology Lab · Grant Proposal 2026 · Souls in Drag