Cardiomorphologies
An interactive video projection and electronic soundscape that reponds to the movement of breath and changes in heartrate.
A collaboration with Lizzie Muller,
Greg Turner and John Tonkin
Changes in heart rate and the movement of the patrticipants chest or abdoment were used to expand and contract overlapping layers of concentric circles – to create a kinaesthetically compelling but extremely simple visual design that could be experienced in varying states of attention (i.e. with soft gaze). The circular motif for this work was inspired by ‘mandala’ imagery and tunnel like visuals often described in connection to near-death experiences – vision at a threshold.
The Cardiomorphologies series explores the subjective spaces created through interaction with a simple geometric visualisation of realtime heart and breath rate data.
The installation is comprised of a single floor-to-ceiling video projection, a circular image that is controlled by heart and breath signals from the participant who is seated a few meters way.
Exhibition History
2016 ‘Embodied Encounters’ group exhibition curated by David Familian and Simon Penny, Beall Center for Art + Technology, Irvine, California, U.S.A.
2013
VIVID Festival, Rocks Popup exhibition and residency hosted by Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2007
Biennale Of Electronic Arts Perth: ‘I took a Deep Breath’ group exhibition curated by Hannah Matthews, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
2006
This Secret Location, Inbetween Time Festival of Live Art & Intrigue, curated by Helen Cole, Arnolfini, Bristol, Great Britain.
2005
Cardiomorphologies v.2 (collaboration with Lizzie Muller and Greg Turner), Beta_space, Powerhouse Museum (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
2004: Cardiomorphologies v.1 (collaboration with John Tonkin) artist residency and public exhibition, curated by Fiona Winning and Blair French as part of the Headspace artist residency program, Performance Space, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Production Credits
George Khut: Interaction concept, Max-MSP information mapping and sound design
Jason McDermott: OpenFrameworks visualisation system (2012)
Lizzie Muller: Curatorial researcher, audience research, and interaction development
Greg Turner: Max-MSP visualisation system (2005), and data analysis tools
John Tonkin: Java visualisation system (2004)
Further Reading
Khut, G. and Muller, L., 2005, Evolving Creative Practice: A reflection on working with audience experience in Cardiomorphologies. in Anastasiou, P., Smithies, R., Trist, K. & Jones, L. (Eds.) Vital Signs: Creative Practice & New Media Now. Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne, Australia, RMIT Publishing, pp. 21
Muller, L., Turner, G., Khut, G. and Edmonds, E. (2006) Creating Affective Visualisations for a Physiologically Interactive Artwork. IV06 (10th International Conference on Information Visualisation). London (UK), IEEE Computer Society, pp. 651-657
Khut, G. (2007) Cardiomorphologies: An Inner Journey through Art In Norie NEUMARK, N & MIRANDA, M (eds.) IEEE MultiMedia, Vol. 14, No. 4, October – December, 2007, Washington, DC, IEEE Computer Society
Khut, G. (2006) Development and evaluation of participant-centred biofeedback artworks, An exegesis submitted to the School of Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Doctorate of Creative Arts. Excerpts from Chapter 5, detailing technical and conceptual development of Cardiomorphologies series, are available for download here).