Heart Sense

An Interactive Visualization of Embodied Social Connection

Heart Sense is an art installation that uses representation, tracking, and visualizations of physiological data to investigate and reflect upon the body in ways that depart from quantitative self and spur curiosity about scientific measurements. This installation engages the social dimension of embodiment through the mediation of the physical environment. Participants are invited to sit around a table and listen to music while a visualization representing their collective heart rates is projected onto the table. The visualization shifts each participant’s body and how their bodies come into relation with each other.

For more information, see https://heart.gatech.edu/

Exhibitions:

Sylvia Janicki. “Heart Sense.” Exhibited at the Reproductive Salon/Reproductive Immersion, King’s College, London, England. May 30^th, 2023. (link)

Sylvia Janicki, Aditya Anupam, Nassim Parvin. “Heart Sense: An Interactive Visualization of Embodied Social Connection.” Demonstrated at the GVU 30^th Anniversary Event, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, November 2^nd, 2022.

Sylvia Janicki, Aditya Anupam, Shubhangi Gupta, Mohsin Yousufi, Pooja Casula, Anne Pollock, Lewis Wheaton and Nassim Parvin. “Heart Sense.” Demonstrated at ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival 2022, National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C., April 8th – 10th, 2022. (link)

Talks/Presentations:

Panelist for “Gender Equality: Reimagining our Future through Art and Technology” hosted by Serve, Learn, Sustain and Georgia Tech Alumni Association, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, November 9^th, 2022.