Conceptual and Aesthetic Dimensions of an ECG/RESP Sensor Artwork

Abstract

This article aims to explore an innovative application pairing optical fibers with an electrocardiography (ECG)/respiration (RESP) sensor in art. The constructed interactive work Clock Inside Out not only reflects multifaceted human life but also coexists with the body in the world. Thus, the body is extended to take on a technological character and portrayed as a heteromerous embodiment. Following an analysis of the artwork, the article elaborates on the aesthetic and corporeal phenomena arising from it and concludes with the new meanings and implications carried by the artwork.

Biofeedback Painting: Let the Heart Lead the Brush

“…This allows the audience to interact with their heartbeat and respiration while experiencing physiological variations. Similarly, the Clock Inside Out installation [9] reflects and responds to the viewer's heartbeat and respiration by projecting dots of light onto a corporeal clock. Bio-data can also take tangible form, as in a sculpture or a painting.…”