Machines for Observing Emotions,
2014

13 ¼” x 28 ½” x 21 ½” (overall, with vitrine)

Media:

Bound book, prints on vintage paper, 19th-century daguerreotype cases, woven hair, 19th-century cerebral pulse tracings, brass, beeswax, ribbon, glass, animation (a compilation of archival footage of the heart, blood cells, and EKG machines), media player, wood, Plexiglas

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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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