Reading Response (166-193)

On page 170 Shanken highlights an installation called Breath.  Breath measures the viewr's breathing regularity and speed by using sensors.  The information is then fed through a computer and displayed on a screen as a wall of polygons that morph according to the patterns.  Steady breathing allows the polygons to expand and grow, while inconstancy causes them to retreat back to original size.  This piece apparently analyzes the biological functions and forms of the human body and how most functions work unconsciously.  They observe that when we do try to focus on those functions, like breathing, it can through us off a bit which means it is great they function on their own.