video loop ǁ 23 minutes
For (IN)FOCUS we conducted interviews with specialists from the fields of science, cognitive research and cultural analysis. In an attempt to treat the brain as subject and object at the same time, we asked the researchers to reflect on their work and the implications for neuroscience. During the interviews we recorded the brainactivity of the interviewees with an EEG and translated their alpha waves and eye blinking into a soundwork.
(IN)FOCUS was produced for the Amsterdam Brain and Mind Project in 2017. It was part of a commission to produce artworks that contribute to the merging of cognitive research, life sciences, behavioural sciences and humanities.
Interview Partners:
Prof. dr. Agneta Fischer, Director of the Psychology Research Institute at the UvA
Prof. dr. Arjen Brussaard, Director of Amsterdam Neuroscience
Prof. dr. Patricia Pisters, Professor of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam
Prof. dr. Wijnand Geraerts, Emeritus Professor Molecular Neurobiology University of Amsterdam
Artistic team:
Marion Tränkle – video
Ivo Bol – sound design
Client:
Amsterdam Neuroscience Alliance
Exhibition:
18.04.2017 Amsterdam Brain and Mind project, Compagnietheater Amsterdam
19.04.2017 Worlding the Brain Symposium, Compagnietheater Amsterdam