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Documented artwork / temporary interactive biometric light installation

Pulse Park

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer

Credit as documented: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer; programming by Conroy Badger

Pulse Park translated visitors' heartbeats into moving light at Madison Square Park's Oval Lawn. The Conservancy's temporary exhibition ran from October 24 to November 17, 2008. A sensor at the lawn's north end measured participants' pulses, which traveled sequentially through perimeter spotlights. Lozano-Hemmer connected the work to Roberto Gavaldón's film Macario and to minimalist musical composition, extending his earlier Pulse Room investigation into an outdoor public setting.

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Verified artwork imageImage: madisonsquarepark.org ↗Photo: James Ewing (as credited at source)

At a glance

Year / version
2008
Materials
heart-rate sensor, computer, DMX controller, custom software, dimmer rack, 200 Source Four spotlights, generator
Documented setting
outdoor
Dimensions
Variable artwork dimensions; Madison Square Park lawn described as an 80 × 60 metre oval.
Dimensions apply to
Lawn dimensions describe the presentation site. The artist page's 80 × 50 cm and edition information belong to a print, not this installation.
Availability
Unconfirmed

Places & versions

Installation history

Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.

  1. October 24–November 17, 2008 (ended)

    Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park, New York

    Site
    Oval Lawn, Madison Square Park
    Country
    United States
    Start date
    2008-10-24
    End date
    2008-11-17
    Date meaning
    listing

    Installation details checked 2026-10-17.

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Materials and construction

The artist lists 200 Source Four spotlights, computer-controlled dimming and custom software. Conroy Badger programmed the work; production assistance came from Pierre Fournier, David Lemieux, Natalie Bouchard, Boris Dempsey and Stephan Schulz. Debbie Landau, Sam Rauch, Jeffrey Sandgrund and Stewart Desmond handled Mad. Sq. Art production, with staging by Scharff Weisberg.

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