Ethereal Phenomena - Interactive Art, Meditation, and Breathing Biofeedback: From Mind and Body Wellness Towards Self-Transcendence
Silvana Malaver Turbay, I. Segrovets, G. Chernyshov, Jiawen Han, Christopher Changmok Kim, Kai S. Kunze
International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction February 13, 2022 DOI: 10.1145/3490149.3505567 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Art installation description Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | The installation uses breath biofeedback to make the artwork responsive, aiming to create a meditative experience that promotes wellness and may induce self-transcendence or pure consciousness. |
Abstract
Ethereal Phenomena is an interactive installation in which a user meditates in front of a digital illustration based on Tibetan thangka art that reacts to the way they breathe. The biofeedback of the breath makes the artwork an extension of the user’s body and a reflection of their mind. By combining art, sound, and biofeedback, Ethereal Phenomena becomes a unique meditative experience that aims at producing physical and mental wellness and that has the potential to induce a state of self-transcendence or pure consciousness.
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