Energy Fields: Vibrations of the Pacific Book Explores Sound and Energy in the Pacific

Lawrence English and Robert Takahashi Novak have co-edited 'Energy Fields: Vibrations of the Pacific', an expanded catalogue accompanying an exhibition at Chapman University in Los Angeles. Published by Set Margins in the Netherlands in 2024, the 208-page book in English features an introduction by English, who has long investigated human perception of sounds, vibrations, and energies. The volume includes conversations with artists such as filmmaker Malena Szlam, who discusses how discovery changes bodily responses to sensory experiences, and sound artist Akio Suzuki, who recounts capturing an elusive sound at Hamaoka Sand Dunes using his self-designed Analapos instrument. The collection presents texts and artworks that feed into the discourse on energy in situated practices and cultural experiments, with a focus on the Pacific region due to its dynamic tectonic activity.