Traces of the Mind

custom electronics/sound and light “mind machine,” chunks of graphite, red rosin paper, deer antlers, hand-held LEDs, and ink on paper

Traces of the Mind is a durational drawing performance in which I wear a “mind machine” in a cave-like installation environment.  Pulses of light and sound change frequency, following a 14 minute sequence that simulates the brain’s frequency changes during a deep meditation experience.  This also stimulates the visual cortex, creating changing patterns, which are recorded on the walls in graphite over the course of the performance.