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CULTIVATION is a work that works in real time in conjunction with a user's EEG data. The user puts on a Muse EEG headband and begins to concentrate. This particular code generates a particle system based off of a user's theta wave data. The particle behaves by means of expansion and concentration of particles. The more attention a user can muster, the more concentrated the particle system becomes. If they lose focus the particle system expands and seemingly dissipates. Theta waves have been shown to be indicative of meditation states and focus.

In a study of theta and alpha EEG patterns by The Norwegian University of Science and Technology they concur:

“Novel EEG findings related to acem meditation suggest that nondirective meditation techniques alter theta and alpha EEG patterns significantly more than regular relaxation, in a manner that is perhaps similar to methods based on mindfulness or concentration.”

In using this moist media and seeing a semi-tangible dataset expressed visually through particles users can feel a sensibility to these phenomena. It makes attention feel more real when we can see it represented in real time. Although moist media has a higher threshold of access than other art forms, it does provide a personal and intimate experience of attention that would otherwise be absent in a gallery setting.

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