Remote Pulse

"Remote Pulse" is an interactive installation consisting of two identical pulse-sensing stations that are interconnected over the internet. When a person places their hands on one station automatically the person on the other station feels their pulse, as the plates vibrate in sync with the heartbeat of the remote person, and vice versa. The piece was originally presented as part of Lozano-Hemmer’s "Border Tuner" installation across the US-Mexico border, with one station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and the other in El Paso, Texas.

The piece exists in two formats: outdoor plinth version and indoor wall-mounted version.

General info

Spanish name:

Corazonadas Remotas

Year of creation:

2019

Indoor

Technique:

Corian slab, aluminum mount, heart rate sensor plates, circuits, transducers, lightbulbs

Power:

300W (each station) on 110V or 240V

Dimensions:

Two slabs each 59 x 32 x 23 cm

Keywords:

indoor, lights, interactive, networked, sculpture, outdoor, biometric, tracker

Edition:

6 Editions, 1 AP

Outdoor

Technique:

Stainless-steel plinth, Corian face-plate, heart rate sensor plates, circuits, transducers, lightbulbs

Power:

300W (each station) on 110V or 240V

Dimensions:

Two stands each 40 x 40 x 110 cm

Keywords:

indoor, lights, interactive, networked, sculpture, outdoor, biometric, tracker

Edition:

3 Editions, 1 AP

Collectors:

private collector

Exhibitions

Rafael Lozano Hemmer: Remote Pulse, Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, 2024 - 2025.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: EXCUSE YOU!, bitforms gallery, San Francisco, California, United States, 2023.
TECHS-MECHS: A Survey of Mexican Technological Culture, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, Grand Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States, 2023.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Listening Forest, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, North Forest Trail, Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, 2023.
Recorded Assembly, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Athens, Greece, 2022.
Armory Show, Galería Max Estrella, New York City, New York, United States, 2020.
ARCO ‘20, Galería Max Estrella, Madrid, Spain, 2020.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Latidos, Arte Abierto, Mexico City, México, 2020.
Untitled Art Fair, Galería Max Estrella, San Francisco, California, United States, 2020.
Untitled Art Fair, Galería Max Estrella, Miami, Florida, United States, 2019.
Border Tuner / Sintonizador Fronterizo, Bowie High School / Chamizal Park, Ciudad Juárez, México / El Paso, Texas, United States, 2019.

Credits

Programming: Stephan Schulz
Hardware: Stephan Schulz, Pipo Pierre Louis
Industrial Design: Rebecca Murdock
Production Assistance: Jesse Morrison, Carolina Murillo-Morales, Matthew Palmer, Guillaume Tremblay, Sarah Amarica, Karine Charbonneau, Pierre Fournier, Frederic Monast

Bibliography

Redacción La Jornada Baja California. "Cecut e ICA unirán a habitantes de la frontera por medio de latidos del corazón." La Jornada Baja California, 20 Sep. 2024. Tijuana, Baja California, México, 2024. (español) (Newspapers)