SCHRÖDINGERS CAT

QUINTESSENCE DOME LAB ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT ESPRONCEDA INSTITUTE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE IN BARCELONA

with RAISA PIM AND MOHSEN HAZRATI

the observer’s paradox
do things behave differently when observed ?
but who is the observer?

Through BCI ( Brain Computer Interface ) Technology, our installation, Schrödinger’s Cat Installation, proposes a translation of the concept of observer’s paradox to a virtual thought experiment inside the full dome experience. The installation uses a 14 Channel EEG Neuroheadset to detect the users’ brain activities, specifically Excitement, Calmness, Stress. These brain activities that correspond to the mood of the user, emit certain objects related to each moodscape. The Headset carries an object tracker detecting the head motion of the user in realtime, which implies a superimposition
effect on the generated environment.

A paradoxical Installation which never reveals itself to the use
when looked at!