Air Flows Between Us2024
Anxiety somatization translates psychological distress—worry, apprehension, and panic—into physical symptoms like dizziness, rapid heartbeat, and headaches, forming a complex body language beyond verbal expression. Emotions accumulate, transform, and manifest physically, lacking outlets for release. When words fail, communication becomes a challenge. This installation visualizes somatization through sound and scent in a participatory space, capturing the rhythms of trembling hands, fluctuating heartbeats, and mental voices shared by those experiencing somatization. A gravitational field within the space disperses two forms of woad powder—unstable blue dye and medicinal powder—according to biorhythm patterns, accumulating and fading slowly as intimate soundscapes evolve and repeat.
woad powder, wood, Sound, Teensy microcontroller, Arduino board, electronic circuits, speaker, acrylic sheets, metal brackets, wires, soldered components, vinyl film
8'x8'x14"