Drawing Breath is the name of a series of breath-responsive works developed with artist and interaction designer John Tonkin. A belt worn around the participant’s chest translates breath-related changes in chest diameter to a computer that transforms these movements into a dense array of trailing 3D particles and breath-like noise textures.
Drawing Breath v.1 was exhibited in the group exhibition Asian Traffic (curated by Binghi Huangfu) at Gallery 4A (Sydney, Australia) in 2004. Drawing Breath v.2 was developed for for Gallery 4A and AsiaLink’s Open Letter group exhibition celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Drawing Breath v.2 including a breath-activated spoken word soundtrack consisting of breath-phrases in Mandarin and English.
Drawing Breath: Triptych expands the Drawing Breath concept to allow up to three participants at a time to interact with their own breathing patterns, as revealed by the breath-sensing belts worn around each participant’s chest or abdomen. Drawing Breath: Triptych was exhibited in Strange Attractors group exhibition (curated by Antoanetta Ivanova), at Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China. Drawing Breath: Triptych was developed with assistance from the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Production credits
George Khut – concept and sound design
John Tonkin – JAVA software development, data analysis & visualisation (2004)
Exhibition dates
July 21–August 31, “Drawing Breath: Triptych”, in the group exhibition “Strange Attractors” (curated by Antoanetta Ivanova, Novamedia), Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China.
October 5-January 13, 2006, “Drawing Breath v.2” in the group exhibition “Open Letter” (curated by Binghui Huangfu for AsiaLink), Metropolitan Museum, Manila, Philippines.
February 15–April 16, 2006, “Drawing Breath v.2” in the group exhibition “Open Letter” (curated by Binghui Huangfu for AsiaLink), National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
August 5-31, 2005, “Drawing Breath v.2” in the group exhibition “Open Letter” (curated by Binghui Huangfu for AsiaLink), National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
August 24-September 11, 2004, “Drawing Breath v.1” in the group exhibition “Asian Traffic: Phase 5” (curated by Binghui Huangfu), Gallery 4A, Sydney, Australia
Drawing Breath
George Khut with John Tonkin, 2004 – 2006
Drawing Breath is the name of a series of breath-responsive works developed with artist and interaction designer John Tonkin. A belt worn around the participant’s chest translates breath-related changes in chest diameter to a computer that transforms these movements into a dense array of trailing 3D particles and breath-like noise textures.
Drawing Breath v.1 was exhibited in the group exhibition Asian Traffic (curated by Binghi Huangfu) at Gallery 4A (Sydney, Australia) in 2004. Drawing Breath v.2 was developed for for Gallery 4A and AsiaLink’s Open Letter group exhibition celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). Drawing Breath v.2 including a breath-activated spoken word soundtrack consisting of breath-phrases in Mandarin and English.
Drawing Breath: Triptych expands the Drawing Breath concept to allow up to three participants at a time to interact with their own breathing patterns, as revealed by the breath-sensing belts worn around each participant’s chest or abdomen. Drawing Breath: Triptych was exhibited in Strange Attractors group exhibition (curated by Antoanetta Ivanova), at Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China. Drawing Breath: Triptych was developed with assistance from the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Production credits
George Khut – concept and sound design
John Tonkin – JAVA software development, data analysis & visualisation (2004)
Exhibition dates
July 21–August 31, “Drawing Breath: Triptych”, in the group exhibition “Strange Attractors” (curated by Antoanetta Ivanova, Novamedia), Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai, China.
October 5-January 13, 2006, “Drawing Breath v.2” in the group exhibition “Open Letter” (curated by Binghui Huangfu for AsiaLink), Metropolitan Museum, Manila, Philippines.
February 15–April 16, 2006, “Drawing Breath v.2” in the group exhibition “Open Letter” (curated by Binghui Huangfu for AsiaLink), National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
August 5-31, 2005, “Drawing Breath v.2” in the group exhibition “Open Letter” (curated by Binghui Huangfu for AsiaLink), National Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.
August 24-September 11, 2004, “Drawing Breath v.1” in the group exhibition “Asian Traffic: Phase 5” (curated by Binghui Huangfu), Gallery 4A, Sydney, Australia