Breathe

2023

Paper, Foil Tape, Arduino, Mist, Mini Vibration Motors, Color Tape.

This artwork explores how the gestures of the audience express emotions in a unique way, focusing on the feelings of longing and missing. The act of touching by the audience is connected to the movement of mist and the tremor of the sculpture. Participants interact with the artwork by observing subtle movements in the sculpture, created by touching a drawing, and experiencing the appearance and disappearance of mist. The emotions of the audience are symbolically linked to mist, emphasizing the vulnerability of their feelings.

In the context of the chosen emotion, longing is captured through the movement of water and the vanishing mist, portraying the essence of uncertainty of mind. A pulse tracking device connected to the audience's wrist influences the movement of water, and their touch generates mist flowing from the sculpture. This interaction of catching and letting go, filling and disappearing, reflects the transient nature of emotions.

Emotional mind of longing and missing

Touching a photo or drawing can be a gesture symbolizing missing someone, and in this context, touching serves as a means of breathing life or vitality into the sculpture.