01_CONCEPT 02_TECHNICAL 03_SONIC.ART 04_VISUAL.ART //_EXPOSITION //_CODEX //_ARCHIVE //_SIGNAL

THE CLINICAL GAZE

An observation on the strange disconnect between the observer and the observed. A study of judgment, apathy, and the human specimen in its enclosure.

// STATUS: LIVE

// PROJECT_ID: HS_2025

01_CONCEPT

HUMANSTOOD is a multi-disciplinary examination of the act of observation. It explores how framing, distance, rumination and clinical detachment turn human experience into data, a specimen to be cataloged. Science, art, and philosophy.

// FIG. 01 — FRAME WITHIN FRAME — 4 OBSERVERS (STAND-INS UNTIL THE PARTNERS' PHOTOS ARRIVE)

02_TECHNICAL

An exploration into the systems that govern perception and behavior. We deconstruct the architecture of the mind—from neural pathways to societal structures—viewing them through a lens of cold, objective analysis.

Spectrogram of a neurogenic EMG recording: sparse vertical bursts of motor unit potentials
// FIG. 02 — NEUROGENIC EMG — SPECTROGRAM 0–2.5 kHz

03_SONIC.ART

The sonic equivalent of listening through a wall. We combine precise, sterile electronic sounds with distorted field recordings of human environments. The powerful use of silence and abrupt cuts creates a soundscape of detached auditory observation.

// FIG. 03 — SPECIMEN C. — HEALTHY MUSCLE, LIVE TRACE

04_VISUAL.ART

Installations that force the viewer into the role of the observer. Using one-way mirrors, security camera feeds, and stark architectural projections, our visual art makes the act of watching an uncomfortable, self-aware experience.

Gorillas behind the enclosure glass, with HUMANSTOOD reflected on it
// FIG. 04 — WHICH SIDE OF THE GLASS? — FOOTAGE: LOVE LIFE05