VAGUS
Vagus means wandering but is also the name of the longest nerve in the body. The vagus nerve touches virtually all our internal organs and is crucial for our breathing, heartbeat and vocal function. The exhibition consists of a series of sculptures connected in an electrical circuit. Sounds generated by a tone generator are acoustically amplified in the boxes and propagated in leather strings that connect the lower and upper parts of the sculptures. Light sensors placed in the sculptures pitch the frequency of the sounds and thus change the vibration of the rods.
Vagus betyder den vandrende men er også navnet på den længste nerve i kroppen. Vagus nerven berør stort set alle vores indre organer og er afgørende for vores vejrtrækning, hjerteslag og stemmens funktion. Udstillingen består af en serie skulpturer der er forbundet i et elektrisk kredsløb. Lyde genereret af en tonegenerator bliver akustisk forstærket i kasserne og forplanter sig i læderstrenge der forbinder den nedre og øvre del af skulpturene. Lyssensorer placeret i skulpturene pitcher lydenes frekvens og forandrer dermed stengenes vibration.
