UTS Gallery, 2008

The Heart Library Project: UTS Gallery

This exhibition was the first full-scale presentation of the Heart Library Project, following the research and development work I undertook with Caitlin Newton-Broad at Performance Space in 2007. It was presented as part of the exhibition “Enfoldings & Disclosures” that also included anotomically-inspired sculptures and works on paper by Lisa Jones.

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Still images of the biofeedback-controlled video mirror as shown in The Heart Library Project: UTS Gallery, as part of the exhibition "Enfoldings & Disclosures", UTS Gallery, 2008.

This exhibition included all the key elements of The Heart Library Project: the biofeedback interaction, the facilitated experience-maping process and the recording and exhibition of video interviews, made with participants who had interacted with the biofeedback part of the work. For this show we used large format body-map templates – almost life-size, which invited a very expansive drawing style from many of the participants.

Some experience-maps created by participants at The Heart Library Project: UTS Gallery, March-April 2008. Photography by Julia Charles.

Some experience-maps created by participants at The Heart Library Project: UTS Gallery, March-April 2008. Photography by Julia Charles.

UTS Gallery is situated within the UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, and many of the participants included local students and staff. The video interviews and experience-mapping sessions where facilitated by Noami Derrick and Caitlin Newton-Broad.

View a video of the UTS experience-maps here.

Still from video of experience-maps created by exhibition participants at The Heart Library Project: UTS Gallery, March - April 2008.

Still from video of experience-maps created by exhibition participants at The Heart Library Project: UTS Gallery, March - April 2008.

Location:

UTS Gallery
Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
University of Technology Sydney,
Level 4, 702 Harris Street, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia

Exhibition Dates:

March 11th – April 11th, 2008

Credits

George Khut:  project concept & production, interactive visuals and sound design
Caitlin Newton0Broad: concept development & production, interviews
Greg Turner: Max-MSP interaction design
David Morris-Oliveros:  visualisation & lighting software, photography
Naomi Derrick:  interviews
Sam James: video documentation
Tanya Creighton & Holly Williams/Anneke Jaspers:  UTS Gallery curatorial team