THE COST OF ENTRY IS A HEARTBEAT
2020
Performance, 4DSOUND, vibrotactile transducers
“The Cost of Entry is a Heartbeat” is a performance installation created in Residency at the Spatial Sound Insitute in Budapest. It invites people to take part in a ritual of collective rest. Drawing on sounds recorded in thermal baths around Budapest and the contribution of heartbeats from people attending the piece, Salima Punjani has created a space that invites collective rest through the interconnectedness of our heartbeats. It is an experience that bridges the individual and public ritual of bathing, reminding us how being in a relationship contributes to well-being.
Its second iteration includes binaural excerpts from the Vancouver edition of the performance held in November 2021 at Lobe Studio.
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This project was made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the CALQ.
