Baseline

2024

Sound Recording, earphones

120 min.

„Baseline“ is an immersive and intimate sound installation on headphones that invites visitors to explore the profound connection between two individuals through the act of listening. Featured is a two-hour stereo recording of two differing heartbeats—one in the left ear and the other in the right—captured while participants listened to both another’s and their own heartbeats through stethomicrophones. This experiment probes what occurs when we engage with our most intimate life rhythm. At times arrhythmic, the soundscape mirrors experimental music; the various rhythms momentarily conjure beats akin to those from diverse, well-known musical styles. A continuous adjustment culminates in a unified rhythm. By emphasizing mutual listening, “Baseline” offers a unique encounter with the once-familiar yet often forgotten rhythm shared between a fetus and mother*, underscoring the profound connections and intense rhythms that bind us all.

Baseline

2024

Sound Recording, earphones

120 min.

„Baseline“ is an immersive and intimate sound installation on headphones that invites visitors to explore the profound connection between two individuals through the act of listening. Featured is a two-hour stereo recording of two differing heartbeats—one in the left ear and the other in the right—captured while participants listened to both another’s and their own heartbeats through stethomicrophones. This experiment probes what occurs when we engage with our most intimate life rhythm. At times arrhythmic, the soundscape mirrors experimental music; the various rhythms momentarily conjure beats akin to those from diverse, well-known musical styles. A continuous adjustment culminates in a unified rhythm. By emphasizing mutual listening, “Baseline” offers a unique encounter with the once-familiar yet often forgotten rhythm shared between a fetus and mother*, underscoring the profound connections and intense rhythms that bind us all.