People in love with each other claim to exhibit the "same heartbeat". The installation "HeartBeat" aims at detecting biological similarities among the ECG signals generated by two individuals' and by involving a complex mathematical model for similarity analysis. The degree of orrespondence is used express heartbeat harmony as a musical intonation, and to steer a large-format visualization. Out of pre-recorded heartbeats, visitors can find people "matching" their own heartbeat.

Idea / Concept / Director : Alois Ferscha
HF / EKG : Rainer Schöfl, Harald Fuchssteiner
EKG Technology : Heartbalance , 3M
Similarity Analysis : Alois Ferscha, Andreas Riener
Software: Dominik Hochreiter, Volker Christian
Sound / Audio: Helmut Rogl, Gerhard Widmer, Martin Gassner
Visuals / Design: Bernadette Emsenhuber, Helmut Höllerl, Nicolas Naveau
Interior Design : Petra Thon
Web : Heinrich Schmitzberger

Heartbeat-Event: Fri 2.9. and Sat 3.9., 21:00, Hauptplatz

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