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The Electric Brain at the Charcot Library

For the occasion of the CuttingEEG conference at Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière (Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital), the art-science collective 1+1=3 created a special exhibition at the Charcot Library in which visitors could explore the aesthetic qualities of early scientific research in electrical (brain) activity. Books and illustrations were drawn from the personal library of the pioneer of neurology with the invaluable help of Guillaume Delaunay and Chantal Lantin. Documentation, records and recordings also provided a chronology of the history of brainwave music, leading up to the recent performances of 1+1=3 in which they use the EEGsynth to convert EEG to music in real-time. The EEGsynth was be presented on the morning on the 4th during the Meet the Startups session (slides), after which live demonstrations were  given at the library.

Please find below the poster, as well as two videos that were created for the occasion and were streamed in the library. The first is a selection of performances in which 1+1=3 used the EEGsynth. The second is a collection of excerpts of pioneers in brain-based art and music.

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