Breath of Light

Reclaiming Shared Breathing Through a Meditative Installation

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ID3476208
AuthorsPinyao Liu (0000-0001-7592-7263, Pinyao Liu, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, 250-13450 102nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 0A3, Canada. Email: [email protected]., corresponding author), John Desnoyers-Stewart (0000-0001-9354-4434, John Desnoyers-Stewart, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, 250-13450 102nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 0A3, Canada. Email: [email protected]., corresponding author), Ekaterina R Stepanova (0000-0002-1983-1512, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, 250-13450 102nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 0A3, Canada. Email: [email protected]., corresponding author), Bernhard E Riecke (0000-0001-7974-0850, Bernhard E. Riecke, Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, 250-13450 102nd Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3T 0A3, Canada. Email: [email protected]., corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume56
Issue5
Pages471-477
Publication date2023-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeonardo (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282
PublisherThe MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1162/leon_a_02401
OpenAlexW4361255215
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited10

Breath of Light is an immersive breath-responsive installation aiming to reclaim the connective act of sharing breath in public spaces. During the exhibition at the 13th Shanghai Biennale in March 2021, the lead author interviewed and observed participants to better understand their experience. A follow-up interview conducted in January 2023 illustrated the work's long-term effect on participants. This technological mediation of breathing explores its transformative potential to revive connective connotations of shared breathing and cultivate interoceptive awareness, reflection, and interhuman connection during the pandemic and beyond with the use of breathing interaction, metaphors, symbols, and ambiguous instructions

Aesthetics · Art · Breathing · Exhibition · Mediation · Pedagogy · Psychiatry · Reflection (computer programming) · Social science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Visual arts · Action Observation and Synchronization · Computer Science · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Psychology · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

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