Hossaini, Ali, Gingrich, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0002-1656-0032, Rahman, Shama, Grierson, Mick, Murr, Joshua, Chamberlain, Alan and Renaud, Alain (2021) GROUPTHINK: What happens when we're all connected? Groupthink - a live performance directed by the heartbeats of its viewers. [Creative Performance or Reading]

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Abstract

Participants were invited to turn on their webcams and share their heart rates, captured by monitoring the pulsations in their foreheads and turned into a visual score that directed a live musical performance by sitarist Shama Rahman and guitarist Mick Grierson, with a visual score by Oliver Gingrich, a sound design by Alain Renaud, directed by Ali Hossaini.

Inspired by nature paintings in the National Gallery’s collection, the performance featured a visual pulsating environment that was generated in real-time by AI and revealed images of artworks that reflected the energy of the audience.

No identifying information from the participants was gathered or stored during the production of Groupthink.

Groupthink is a partner of the Ars Electronica UK Garden, presented by Ars Electronica Festival 2021

Item Type:	Creative Performance or Reading
Uncontrolled Keywords:	participatory art; visual sound; performance
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Design (DES)
Related URLs:	Organisation
Last Modified:	24 May 2023 13:47
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/42686

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