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Breathing_Data
The basis of the artistic research project “Breathing Data” is a self-experiment. The subject of the study is the body and mind of the researcher. The starting point is the assumption that a measurable improvement of body-related data such as heart rate, HRV and breathing rate occurs through the regular and conscious application of breathing techniques. The research process is guided by the questions of whether and how daily collection of body data changes one's behavior, whether and how daily practice is reflected in the data, and whether data-based practice fundamentally has more positive or negative effects.
The project involves the specific learning of breathing techniques (pranayama), the scheduled application of these techniques, and the collection and comparison of the data obtained using multiple sensors. Throughout the project, the focus will be on the interaction between the objective data collection and the subjective state of mind identified through introsepction. A “dialogue with data” becomes the basis of a narrative in which objective measurements dialogue with subjective descriptions, vibrating the relationship between perception and measurement, between consciousness and body, and thus between mind and matter.
The project is a collaboration with Dr. Ulrich Ott, Bender Institute of Neuroimaging, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany.
Measuring body data with the help of an Oura ring.
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Framework
- Development of the exercise program; scope and duration.
- Data collection at the beginning of the project, frequency and scope?
- What specific data will be collected: Blood pressure, heart rate variability, oxygen saturation, etc. Measurement of respiratory volume and respiratory rate, sleep pattern?
The collection of data is to take place with professional support. Dr. Ulrich Ott, Bender Institute of Neuroimaging, Justus Liebig University Giessen, has written several books on the subject of breathing and is himself a neuroscientist and yoga teacher.
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