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
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