sonic muscle

“Sonic Muscle” is a collective attempt to explore a circular hearing of a shared heart while rhythmically traveling into the cellular and spatial depths of the body. Aided by stethoscopes, a group of 11 participants first familiarize themselves with their own sonic muscle to then contemplate and borrow the heartbeat of their neighbour over a longer time interval. After the circular hearing finished, participants were invited to draw on their bodies, and their neighbours’ bodies, images, sounds and intuitions that emerged from the silent journey. This work is an ongoing investigation rooted on ways to explore a shared contemplative state of perception while using drawing as a poetic electrocardiogram that translates intuitive mind states into symbols.