Shield I – III
Glass, electronics, video projections

The work Shield comes as the first version of a series of collaborative works between the visual artist Æsa Björk and musician / performer Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir named Disruptances, which is derived from the combination of the words disrupting + disturbance.

By mapping brain activity with EEG recordings, Æsa and Tinna set out to interpret the border between an intangible emotional state and the physical manifestation of brain activity. The EEG recordings were transformed into sound waves. The fragile glass shields serve both as canvases depicting the physical movements that took place, as well as soundboards for brain activity triggered by emotional responses and movement. The sound manifests itself as vibrations created by the conductive speakers attached to the glass. By forming a chamber of human proportions the glass shields can be seen as a membrane separating the self from the outside while reflecting an inner reality which often remains invisible.

Photo: Pål Hoff

Photo: Pål Hoff

Photo: Pål Hoff

Shield II 2018 @S12 Galleri og Verksted
H175cm x W90cm x D100cm       Photo: Pål Hoff

H170 x W90 x D40cm