Embodied and Interoceptive Morse explores how bodily rhythms can become a language of eXtended Intelligence. The performance consists of two linked zones: encoding and decoding. In the encoding zone, the artist generates Morse code through improvisational drumming and controlled breathing. The decoding area re-embodies these signals using tactile and auditory feedback through novel devices, transforming abstract code into an expressive, multimodal conversation between performer, machine, and audience. A loop of live performances by the artist for the duration of the exhibition will demonstrate the Morse system through each of the interfaces on display. Embodied and Interoceptive Morse reimagines encoding and decoding as an act of care, attention, and reflection rather than efficiency. The work offers a post-screen paradigm for decoding information that foregrounds slowness, co-presence, and sensory reciprocity, resisting acceleration culture and recentering computation in the lived, felt experience of the body.

The Crock of Shh is a water dispenser interface designed for typing messages to water. Instead of dispensing water quickly, users must press the nozzle repeatedly to scroll through whispered positive words representing letters of the alphabet. Each short press releases a small amount of water, slowing the process and creating time for reflection. Users listen to the whispered words by placing their ear near the water tank, which resonates the sounds through an audio exciter. Four buttons on the interface allow users to scroll forward or backward through the spelling alphabet, select letters, insert spaces, and print messages on a Dymo label printer. The printed labels, in black ink on transparent material, can be attached to a water cup or the dispenser jug. The printed labels transmit positive messages, fostering a connection between the user and the water. The work builds on ideas of slow technology, embodied interaction, and placebo effects.

Many people listen to music as a background activity during various tasks, such as driving, walking their dog, or showering. The availability of streaming services has made music more convenient and widespread. The Human Record Needle requires users to perform rhythmic movements to activate the music, engaging them physically in the listening experience. This approach allows both musicians and non-musicians to appreciate listening to music beyond just background noise. This exhibition introduces the Human Record Needle as a novel interface for playing music from a MIDI score.

The Carry-on for Consciousness is a hard shell wheeled carry-on luggage bag with embedded electronics to allow for embodied travel writing during the most mundane aspects of a flying vacation. A traveler can wheel the carry-on around the airport and look down at the luggage to see eight motorized faders moving left and right toggling through each letter of the alphabet. The faders’ movements are powered by sensors mounted on the glasses, chin, wrist, and ankle of the traveler. As the traveler blinks, chews gum, swings their arm by their belt in a natural motion, or walks and moves their ankle past their opposite ankle the accompanying faders will move. The traveler can type an up to eight letter word as an intentionality or goal statement to help them remain centered at the airport and reflect on their journey once they return from their destination.