Philosophy:This multimedia art project presents an exaggerated human heart that should be a metaphor of the heart of the city and the heart of the country where it is ...By the pulse of its heartbeat, an observer who is present live or online should feel the life in the city itself and in the country...As many people touch the hart as faster the hart bates. When the hart is alone it stops bating. The hart is reflection of human behavior.
Description: The work consists of a stylized human heart, rescaled in dimension of 5m x 9m. It is possible to enter into the heart and leave a message inside by telling a story in font of one of the cameras recording heart's interior and broadcasting online those happenings, from both inside and outside... The exterior is also interesting because the surface walls of the heart are covered by sensors that are sensitive to human touch and heat. Depending on that, how many people at that moment touch the heart and how much “love” the hart gets, it beats harder or weaker. Application following the sculpture shows “the love” through the number of visitors in and around the heart... The sculpture is covered by sensors from the outside and from the inside. Their task is to collect various information and to send them to the algorithm that calculates how many people at that moment touch the heart and gives the pulse input.
Technology: 3D printed elements, heat sensors inside, sound sensors, Arduino.
Exhibition: Museum of architecture and design – MAO, Ljubljana, Slovenija. December 2017.
Festival - KALEIDOSKOP KULTURE, Dizajn Distrikt, Novi Sad 2023.
Credits: Artist Milijana Komad; Software and hardware team: Dragoljub Dimitrijević, Goran Mičeta, Lavosava Benčić, Mikica Ivošević, Dejan Pejčev; Sculptor/Artsits: Miloš Momčilović, Dragana Didanović; Video production: Nikola Radeka