Metal Grid cut in half, LEDs flickering at varying frequencies, Video, Volcanic Rock, EEG sensor, Cosmic Soundscape, 187cm x 187cm x 236cm
The immersive installation, ‘Res Nodus,’ utilizes brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies, and draws from neuroscientific research and spiritual practice to navigate the symbolic grid as an apparatus from which we measure and align multidimensional bodies. From micro- to macro- worlds the grid is apparent in biological processes, where atoms and molecules arrange in a crystal structure; in physics, when theorizing cosmic dimensions; and in 3D modelling, when creating a virtual reflection of matter.
In this immersive installation the grid is the foundation of knowledge from which we come to know the multidimensional self. With the incorporation of body-data via electrophysiological interfacing (EEG sensors), which measure brainwaves, the work invites the public to reflect how the sensory body is affected in, and through, the perspective of the grid.
The physical structure provides the foundation for the virtual experience in the immersive space. One participant at a time is invited to don the EEG headset and stare at the LEDs. There are three different LED frequencies pulsing throughout the grid, each frequency is linked to a different cosmic soundscape. When the participant stares at one frequency, the brain synchronizes and fills the room with the assigned cosmic soundscape. Physiological data streams from the body’s attunement to the light frequency and is filtered through a mathematical organization of code that initiates the soundscape for everyone in the gallery. The body is sourced to generate sound through the mechanisms of the grid.
In the solid metal structure I added flows of water, cuts and fractures, and electrical currents to signify periods of transformation. Interested in understanding the implications of technologically mediated somatic practice, I utilize EEG sensors to reflect on the social, cultural, economic, and ecological implications of bio-information mined through personal devices, and grid-like mentalities.
In a critique of Cartesian dualist philosophy, which separates body-matter, Res Extensa; from mind- consciousness, Res Cogitans; ‘Res Nodus,’ meaning knot or “lump in the flesh,” asks how big data analytics, automation, and AI, are shaping sensory experience, relationality, and cultivating body-culture through new evolutions of the grid.