Contemporary Culture | Humanistic narratives in medical sciences Neurofeedback loops. Electroencephalography as an artistic strategy in selected art & science projects (pages 142-158)
‘The aim of this article is to present art & science projects involving electroencephalography (EEG), and study them in terms of relationships between artistic narratives and medical procedures. Discussed are the works by pioneers of EEG applications in art (David Rosenboom, Alvin Lucier) and contemporary artists (Lisa Park, Amy Karle). The author analyses the projects with reference to the concept she introduces – biomediation, pointing to the post- and transhumanist strategies used by the artists, and ponders on the extent to which the parameterisation and processing of bioelectric work of human brain may serve as a tool to expand the…
