LoVid, the interdisciplinary art duo of Tali Hinkis and Kyle Lapidus,
worked with new media artist, instructor and engineer Sean Montgomery to create
Telephone Rewired, an audiovisual installation that probed and modulated human
consciousness by rhythmically modulating neuronal oscillations in the brain to
impact cognition. The installation stimulated the viewer’s endogenous brain
waveforms into beta (focused attention), theta (deep relaxation), and alpha (calm
awareness). After viewers don an electroencephalography (EEG) monitor, their brain
rhythms synchronize into a neurofeedback loop and they enter the era of augmented
cognition. The work was exhibited at Harvestworks during the 2013 New York
Electronic Art Festival. LoVid explores aspects of the contemporary networked era
that are often invisible or intangible, such as communication systems, biological
signals, and spoken language. Their works have been screened and exhibited
internationally and have received numerous grants and awards. Sean Montgomery has 13
years of experience in scientific research, programming, and electrical engineering
and is interested in the interface of technology, science, art and entrepreneurship
with an emphasis on social enterprise.
