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Animation, Data Art, Data Design, Death, Digital Art, Heartbeat, Jen Lowe, Life, One Human Heart, Visualization
I came across Jew Lowe’s intriguing work the other day as I was browsing the internet looking for artists who deal with representing data visually in their works. It looked interesting at first glance and when I read what it was about I found it even more fascinating.
Lowe wears a watch that records her heartbeat and then uses a program that visualizes the data. The mechanical heartbeat is always a full day behind, as kind of an afterlife beating away on the screen. The display also includes other information such as the number of Lowe’s remaining days according to statistical calculations. The sense of calmness ruminating from the beating heart is paralleled by the urgency of the countdown of her life.
Animation: Jew Lowe – One Human Heartbeat