http://follow-my-heart.net/
Shia LaBeouf, along with collaborators Nastja Säde Rönkkö, and Luke Turner, have set up yet another project. This artistic endeavor is a live transmission of LaBeouf's heartbeat 24/7 from 13th-19th March. (The team's most famous project would probably be "I am not famous anymore".
This project is commissioned by Dazed, and being transmitted live from SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Listening to someone else's heartbeat seems to such a personal, private thing, that to hear one of a man you've never met is forcing an intimacy, and for some bizarre reason is quite peaceful. Though, when the BPM have been low for a while and suddenly speed up, you feel your own heart trying to catch up with his.
This really is quite an interesting project, forcing intimacy via digital culture - creating a truly captivating piece.
article by Dazed, on Dazed Digital - http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/24103/1/7-things-we-learnt-from-shia-labeoufs-sxsw-talk
