SciencePunk in the US – biometric art

November 4th, 2008

Already well-known for its high-end burger joint, Madison Square Park in NYC is currently home to a nifty biometric art installation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer entitled Pulse Park.  Two sculptures containing heart rate monitors transform the pulses of visitors into a light display created by two hundred theatrical spotlights.  The effect is pretty cool.

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2 Comments

  • 1. Jo Problems  |  November 4th, 2008 at 6:02 pm

    I like it, but with a little math and LED colorblasts or even Mac2Ks this could have been much cooler.

  • 2. reef  |  November 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    Everything’s cooler on a Mac2K…

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