The body as data: Immersive technology and biometric artistic performance
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The body as data: Immersive technology and biometric artistic performance

The performer Sarah Nicolls sits poised at a piano at a darkened concert hall in London. This is no ordinary recitalā€”strapped around her arms are Myo Armbands that track her arm movements, allowing her to generate curious and unnerving sounds through gesture as she plays Atau Tanakaā€™s (2019) biometric piano piece Suspensions. In Madrid, Marco…