Heartmonic (heart + harmonic)
Lisa Park (South Korea)
This performance involved eight participants, each connected to a heart rate sensor and their heartbeats controlled an assigned instrument. The artist, who acted as a conductor, guided the participants in both physical and emotional activities to provoke their feelings. Resting heartbeats were associated with a slower tempo, and elevated heartbeats corresponded to more dynamic sounds.
Artist’s Statement
My recent bodies of work have attempted to poetically represent one’s inner emotional state physically through technology. To achieve this, I have staged interactive installations and performances that use biometric sensors such as brainwave and heart rate monitors to display physiological measurements as auditory and visual representations. I believe that emotion is a universal language; that sharing our feelings with one another connects us together. Building on this idea, audience participation is something I wish to explore further in my works.