Electromagnetic Brainology
LuYang
陆扬
Production date
2017
Object Detail
Media
5-channel video installation
Measurements
Electromagnetic Brainology 13 min 37 sec
Air 2 min 24 sec
Earth 1 min 43 sec
Fire 2 min 23 sec
Water 3 min 51 sec
Air 2 min 24 sec
Earth 1 min 43 sec
Fire 2 min 23 sec
Water 3 min 51 sec
Notes
Electromagnetic Brainology (2017) is a five-channel video in which invented gods dance to a specially composed electronic score made in collaboration with J-pop producers, Invisible Manners. The gods correspond to the four major afflictions of the nervous system, which in turn represent the four elements of the universe: earth, air, fire and water. In Lu Yang’s electromagnetic pantheon, the earth god controls human suffering via the pain receptors in the cerebral cortex, the water god dictates the circulation of the blood and other bodily fluids, the wind god manages the respiratory system and the god of fire rules temperature and thermoreceptors. Each wears a Deep Brain Stimulation crown and carries a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation wand. Thus, with ‘superpowers’ relating to advances in neuroscience and new medical technologies, these contemporary ‘gods’ can, at least in theory, control neurological conditions including anxiety and depression.
Accession number
2017.088