Seeing the Aura

What does an aura look like?

This question became the starting point of the exhibition DIVA © Rita Newman at the Fine Art Gallery Nov+Dec 2025 in Lower Austria. Auras are often described as something we sense rather than see — a presence, an atmosphere, an energetic quality. But what if this field could take form?

The works in this series are based on cymatic resonance photography — images created by sound vibrations moving through water. These patterns reveal an intrinsic order: geometry emerging directly from frequency. In this context, the aura is approached not as a fixed image, but as a dynamic field of vibration — structured, responsive, and in constant transformation.

Archetypes, Chakras and Color

The installation is built around five archetypal feminine figures — the Wild One, the Lover, the Creator, the Healer and the Wise. These archetypes are rooted in what C. G. Jung described as the collective unconscious: universal patterns that appear across cultures as symbols, myths, and inner states.

Each figure is connected to a specific energy center within the body, known as a chakra — a concept originating in ancient Indian traditions more than 3000 years ago. These centers are associated with distinct colors, qualities and emotional themes. Each aura in the exhibition reflects one of these centers — expressed through a corresponding color field and vibrational geometry.

The Aura as Field

The visualized auras can be understood as artistic interpretations of an electromagnetic field — the subtle field that surrounds and permeates every living being.

Created through resonance photography, these images make patterns of vibration visible. The field can be seen as a carrier of information, emotion and identity — something that can be perceived, mirrored and, perhaps, even influenced.

Reflection as Experience

The works are printed on reflective black surfaces, allowing the viewer to physically enter the image. Instead of observing from a distance, one encounters oneself within the field.

This transforms the work from image into experience.
The aura is no longer something attributed — it becomes something relational. The installation invites an active form of engagement.

Visitors are encouraged to reflect:
Which qualities feel familiar?
Which evoke a response?

The experience becomes a subtle process of self-recognition through resonance.

What we are may not be static — but vibrational.Each work becomes a mirror — not of appearance, but of presence.