MAGGIE LI
Connecting through Frequencies
Designer
Completed
Video
Software
Tutor
Mengjie Li
2025 Youtube
Arduino, Pulse Sensor, LED strip Light
Dr Olivier Cotsaftis, RMIT
Dr Juan Sanin, RMIT
Tacit Resonance is an interactive installation that visualises and amplifies the unspoken emotional connections between people through heart rate data. This project explores how interactive spatial design can evoke a renewed sense of embodied awareness in an age of digital disconnection. It reflects on how our reliance on digital tools may distance us from our bodily rhythms and the presence of others. By translating biometric signals into ambient visual experiences, the installation offers a space for quiet observation and reflection. It invites participants to re-attune to their own physical state and to sense the subtle presence of others, fostering moments of resonance.
In doing so, the project opens up a moment of quiet possibility:
“I am here. Would you like to join?”