Moses Hacmon

Moses Hacmon (Hebrew: משה חכמון‎; born October 29, 1977) is an Israeli artist best known for his commitment to the study and education about the subject of water. He developed a technique to capture forms in water that are invisible to the naked eye. He is committed to spreading his theory that water is the source of all consciousness. His art can be described as kinetic art, photography, BioArt, liquid photography, flow-tography, nature photography, scientific photography, and motion photography.

Moses Hacmon
Born
Moshe Hacmon

(1977-10-29) October 29, 1977
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
EducationCinematography, Bachelor of Architecture
Alma materAvni Institute of Art and Design
SCI arc
Known forPhotography
Notable work
Faces of Water
Partner(s)Trisha Paytas (2020-present; engaged)
RelativesHila Klein (sister)

Education

Moses studied cinematography and fine art at Avni Institute of Art and Design in Tel-Aviv. In 2006, Moses completed his B.Arch with AIA honors award, from SCI arc (Southern California Institute of Architecture). After graduating Moses started intense training in movement and dance with Body Weather Laboratory to explore water in a somatic manner.

Career
Hacmon's series Faces of Water being exhibited at Joshua Tree National Park in 2015 at The Joshua Treenial.

Hacmon's art emerged from ten years of research on water and he has committed his life to educating people about water. It all centers around his proposition that water is in fact the source of consciousness. In 2013, he discovered the technique he uses to capture images of water that are invisible to the naked eye.[1] His work expands on Masaru Emoto's talking about how water's molecular structure reacts to metaphysical stimuli, most notably found in The Hidden Messages in Water. While Emoto could only show the way water is effected by human consciousness in the form of frozen water, Hacmon was able to show these effects on water in its fluid form through photography. He has turned these photographs into installations to display in galleries and educate people about his findings.

Faces of Water

Faces of Water was Hacmon's first project that was released in 2013.[1] It is the debut of his technique that captures water's invisible forms.[2][3] Wired Magazine says "Hacmon worked out technique involving a special type of film with a layer of liquid [film] that records the movement of the water itself. The film leaves Hacmon with a full-size negative, which he then develops into pictures like the ones here–an analog process from start to finish." [4] The photos show the faces of water, showing it as an architect of nature. Newbery and the Carnegie medal award-winning author Neil Gaiman said about the photos "Immediate thoughts involve not drinking water any longer because it has eyes and is obviously sentient…"[5]

Cymatics

Cymatics is a subset of modal vibrational phenomena, basically a wave. Hacmon employs cymatics in his works that use water to visualize sound waves. He has worked with Mark Dresser, an American double bass player and composer, to link sound to its visualization in water.[6] Using the technique Hacmon developed, they set up performances with Dresser's bass hooked up to the water and created a feedback loop where Dresser influenced the water which in turn influenced his playing. The entire performance was improvised, playing on the idea of the natural stream of consciousness not only within a single being but between the water outside of us and the water inside of us.

Exhibits
  • 2016 PUMP: Public Urban Multisensory Presentations - Long Beach, California.
  • 2016 H20de: an offbeat tribute on water - Electric Lodge Venice, Los Angeles.
  • 2016 CYAN Yacht - Water to Water (commissioned by Bono/U2) - Mediterranean Sea, France.
  • 2016 ELEMENTS - nature-themed exhibit - The Loft at Liz's Los Angeles
  • 2016 Water and Us - The Earth Day Film Festival - San Francisco, California.
  • 2015 Body of Water - El Camino College Art Gallery - Torrance, California
  • 2015 The Joshua Treenial - BoxoPROJECTS - Joshua Tree, CA
  • 2015 Faces of Water at The Integratron - Yucca Valley, California
  • 2014 de Young Museum - Modernist interpretations of Water - San Francisco, California.
  • 2014 Soundwave festival - SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, California.
  • 2013 11.11 Awakening — Impact Hub, Los Angeles.

Awards
  • 2007 American Institute of Architecture (AIA) Medallion for Excellence
  • 2002- 2007 SCI arc Excellence Scholarship
  • 2003- 2006 The National Dean’s List Award
  • 2001 President’s Award Winner
  • 2001 Row Housing Design Competition First Prize

Performances
  • 2016 Bodies of Water - Donna Sternberg & Dancers - Helms Bakery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2016 H20de: an offbeat tribute on water Electric Lodge Venice Los Angeles
  • 2015 Voices of Dream - Open Gate Theater - Musical Improvisation to images of Faces of
  • Water - Art Share L.A.
  • 2014 Soundwave festival - SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, California.
  • 2014 Sonifying Water - Live performance - collaboration with Mark Dresser and Paul Chavez.
  • CPMC Theatre - San Diego, California.
  • 2013 Jazz interpretations to Faces of Water - featuring Myra Melford-piano, Nicole Mitchell -
  • flutes, Michael Dessen-trombone, and Mark Dresser. The San Diego Museum of Art - San
  • Diego, California.
  • 2013 Cold Dream Color - Arcane Collective - Guggenheim Museum - New York
  • Lectures:
  • 2016 Water and Us - The Earth Day Film Festival - San Francisco, California.
  • 2015 El Camino College Art Gallery - Torrance, California
  • 2015 The Joshua Treenial - BoxoPROJECTS - Joshua Tree, CA
  • 2014 Art and Science Seminar - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
  • 2014 Art and Science Seminar - Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
  • 2014 Soundwave festival - SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, California.
  • 2013 11.11 Awakening — Impact Hub, Los Angeles.

Personal life

At a young age, Hacmon moved from Israel to America. Hacmon is the older brother of Hila Klein (née Hacmon) of h3h3productions. He began dating Youtuber Trisha Paytas in early 2020 and became engaged in December 2020.[7]

References
  1. Joseph Hill (2013-11-11), Moses Hacmon unveils his "Faces of Water" art Exhibition to the World at "The Hub" Los Angeles, retrieved 2016-10-21
  2. "Artist Moses Hacmon Will Change How You Look At Water". Prolab Digital's Blog. 2013-12-21. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  3. "photographic captures of water in motion by moses hacmon". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 2013-08-20. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  4. VanHemert, Kyle. "Amazing Photo Technique Reveals Water Like You've Never Seen It Before". WIRED. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  5. "Neil Gaiman". Neil Gaiman. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  6. Moses Hacmon (2014-08-15), Sonifying Water - Live performance HD, retrieved 2016-10-21
  7. Dodgson, Lindsay. "A timeline of Trisha Paytas' turbulent history with H3H3's Ethan Klein, from body-shaming, to the failed attempt of 'The Bachelorette', to dating his brother-in-law". Insider.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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