Our Selves is an audiovisual installation that explores the relation between human brainwaves and smartphone data.

Our Selves creates an immersive visual soundscape and an imaginary conversation between thoughts and smartphone connections data.

The focus of the project is to investigate the notion of technological self, to say how our self changes through the utilization of technology, by creating an immersive digital dialogue.

How it works

All the visual and audio elements of the installation are interconnected. Horizontal lines represent brainwaves associated to excitement and frustration, measured in a lapse of time of 12 hours. Brainwaves data affect the speed (BPM) of audio samples and the amount of glitch and noise.

The central sphere changes size according to the network activity of a smartphone, measured in a lapse of time of 12 hours as well. The background varies according to both parameters (brainwaves and smartphone).

On the upper left area of the screen, random phrases are generated according to brainwaves
data. The same process applies to smartphone data in the lower right of the screen. Dramatic
changes happen when data exceed the standard deviation.

The result is an audiovisual conversation that repeats and changes itself perpetually during a 12
hours cycle.

Made with Processing and Max MSP.

Do you want to discover more about the project? Read the research paper.