The Pulse Armed with a Pen (An Unknown History of the Human Heartbeat), 2014

18” x 14 ½” x 21” (box overall, open);
installed in variable dimensions

Media:

28 custom-cut 5-inch vinyl records; archival digital prints (record sleeves, liner notes, labels, slides); three centuries of various human pulse and heartbeat tracings; audio recordings, glass slides, custom-bound book, oak, silk, engraved gold mirror, brass, headphones, media players

 

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About the Work:

Earliest waveform recordings of blood flowing from the heart and in the brain during sleep, dreaming, and various emotional states (1874-96).3-D printed in brass-plated stainless steel; lacquered maple, 22k gold leaf; video, waveform audio processing by Patrick Feaster

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