Opus Pericardium is a sci-art project exploring the poetry and topography of the heart made tangible. By translating the rhythm and pulse of life through digital data of electro cardiogram readings, this piece unearths the secret sound of the human heart, sculpting its tacit language.
Crossing the boundaries of science and art, artists Tim Yates and Sarah Harvey, have created an immersive experience in which the audience is taken inside the body of another human being and allowed to experience and explore the sonic qualities of a heart beat. Using anonymised digital data of electrocardiogram (ECG) readings, which have been generously supplied from Glasgow University's Academic database and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Opus Pericardium transposes this ECG data through digital software to create audio soundscapes of the human heart.
We have explored the ECG data and have sonified it in a way that makes apparent the subtle and constant nuances of change in a heartbeat. The quiet sound and constantly varying texture, tease, intrigue and beckon the listener into engaging in a new way with one of richest symbols of human life.
I am currently collaborating with Sarah on a new and very exciting project to be shown in 2018. Announcement to be made soon!