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RIVEN RATANAVANH




Inner Dawn

Film
2022

I turn my body inside out to create a portal for inner listening.




A heart monitor connects my pulse to animate a spotlight that illuminates my body. A contact microphone turns the sound of my breath into a sonic landscape.

Exploring entrainment – the phenomenon by which biological rhythms like the heartbeat and breath gradually fall into sync – I invite viewers to tune into their bodies with me.

Designed to be screened at large-scale in busy public spaces, my pulse will illuminate busy urban junctions with an organic, rhythmic glow.


Premiered on the Picadilly Lights in London with Circa.
Screened at the Institute of Contemporary Arts London with London Short Film Festival. Upcoming screening at Seattle Trans Film Festival.