Stochastic Resonance

Lina Gamler (AT), Emma Silvana Tripaldi (IT), Sabine Wimmer (AT), Peter Walla (AT)

Lina Gamler is a graphic designer and artist and graduate student for Visual Communication, University of Arts Linz.

Emma Silvana Tripaldi is an artist and graduate student for Interface Cultures, University of Arts Linz.

Sabine Wimmer is graduate student of Mathematics, JKU Linz and project manager for science communication at 0xA Science Association.

Peter Walla is professor for Neurosciences and Biological Foundations of Psychology, SFU Vienna and founding member of NeuroIS Society.

Threshold of Perception

Stochastic Resonance is used to reveal weak signals by adding random data, i.e. noise. In neuroscience, this raises questions: What if human brains only perceive consciously when a certain level of noise is present? And is noise the key to unlocking our subconscious?

This installation explores that idea by projecting imagery resembling fragmented memories onto mist. Mist, usually seen as something that blocks our vision, just like noise, becomes the very medium that makes perception possible.

This artwork is part of the SciArt project ASTER+S, organised by Rocío García Robles (University of Seville, https://www.us.es/) in collaboration with Marianne Lechner and Barbara Rechbach (University of Arts Linz, Department of Visual Communication). ASTER+S explores the intersections of neuroscience, emotional health, augmented brain, and collective well-being in a world shaped by climate crisis, fragile democracies, and other urgencies. International artists and students collaborated with neuroscientists to develop artistic responses to scientific research. 

https://ars.electronica.art/panic/en/view/asters-art-neuroscience-20c38ddb450c81f0a20ee296904523e1
https://aster.us.es/alleditions/en/

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