As I Sync My Breath With You
Immersive Breathing ExperiencesAs I Sync My Breath With You consists of a series of interactive audiovisual breathing experiences that invites us to feel our existencethrough breathing in a playful and meditative way.
It contains multimedia works and events that incorporate interactive breathingtechnology, such as sensors, webcams, and OSC communication to trigger animated audiovisuals through the act of breathing. It ispresented in various mediums: interactive video installation, immersive room projection mapping, live audiovisual performance, publicscreen art, and art-guided therapeutic workshops.
Medium
Blender, Arduino, MaxMSP, Resolume Arena, Ableton LiveField
Emotional Storytelling, Meditation, Interactive Experience, 3D animation, Generative AIITP Thesis Archive
https://itp.nyu.edu/thesis2023/?student=caren-wenqing-yeA mountain north of Kathmandu.
Dawn. Pink-orange light folding into the sky, wrapping itself around the ridges.
My Guru turns to me and asks—
Do you know where your heart is?
Dawn. Pink-orange light folding into the sky, wrapping itself around the ridges.
My Guru turns to me and asks—
Do you know where your heart is?
Honestly, I don’t know yet.I’m working, learning, creating in the everyday—but I believe in the power of art, the language of the soul.
This project is an attempt to unite body with mind, to breathe in and out my imagination and thoughts.
We will find our hearts. Before that, or beyond that, we keep trying to be better humans, for each other.
This project is an attempt to unite body with mind, to breathe in and out my imagination and thoughts.
We will find our hearts. Before that, or beyond that, we keep trying to be better humans, for each other.
① Immersive Breathing Room
As you breathe in and out, the surreal nature scene will unfold its enchantment.
② Video Installation
Each animation within this breathing experience conveys a message or sentiment, serving as a lens to explore fundamental truths of our existence such as life, birth, energy, interconnectedness, and the non-linear nature of time.
As the participant inhales and exhales, they will be able to see the animations come to life, creating an interactive and engaging experience that encourages a poetic moment to wonder and reflect.
③ Therapeutic Art Workshop with breathing and AI
I explore AI tools for personalized, creative, and therapeutic uses—utilizing user-generated text, images, and video as reference inputs, integrated with AI datasets and algorithms, to investigate personalized voices and collective memories in digital storytelling. The work also serves as a personalized, self-reflective breathing guide. Along the way, I aim to examine and address concerns around AI bias, psychological ownership, and emotional connection, while advocating for AI’s role as a tool for humanity and creativity.
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latent space serves as electronic rituals.
la·tent
(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.
