Biofeedback Art & Research Symposium

The symposium introduces a newly established network of artists, scientists, and researchers who explore the intersection of biological data and artistic expression. Featuring contributions of three musicians-researchers (Alex Chechile, Barbara Nerness, Micah Huang) who employ biofeedback as a tool for creating music that responds to physiological signals of performers and/or listeners, the symposium will expose attendees to the most far-out (though little-known) form of art-science. Complemented by an overview of over 50 years of history of biofeedback music (Anastasia Chernysheva), these performances will demonstrate the potential of using the electric discharge of the human body as a tool for creating music – offering aesthetic insights as well as epistemic implications of this hybrid practice.