GSR-Driven Machine Drawing
Machine drawings generated from biometric (GSR) data
Iterations 01–06, 2025
Ink on paper, dimensions variable

GSR-Driven Machine Drawing is a bio-responsive drawing system that translates the body’s electrical conductance into mechanical motion. Using a skin conductance sensor, the work registers subtle physiological variation—attention, arousal, stress—and converts them into generative line drawings produced by a machine.

Rather than representing emotion, the drawings function as traces of embodied signal unfolding through time. As internal states shift, the composition evolves through a continuous negotiation between human presence and machine execution.

As human interaction with machines becomes increasingly tactile and embodied, Bio-Responsive Drawing (GSR) reimagines communication as a feedback loop between sensation and technology—where emotion itself becomes a medium of creation.

Persona, 2025
14″ × 14″
Machine drawing generated from biometric (GSR) data
Duration: ~3–4 hours

This drawing was generated over several hours using biometric skin conductance data. The density and circular convergence of the lines reflect a sustained, relatively stable physiological state during the drawing process.

Personas, 2025
14″ × 14″
Machine drawing generated from biometric (GSR) data
Duration: ~3–4 hours

In this instance, the outward concentration of lines suggests a sustained state of heightened physiological activity, without assigning a fixed emotional cause.

Embodiment, 2025
14″ × 14″
Machine drawing generated from biometric (GSR) data
Duration: ~3–4 hours

Unlike other works in the series, the system produced irregular density, abrupt directional shifts, and unstable accumulation. Rather than correlating these marks to a specific emotional state, the drawing records a period of heightened fluctuation, where physiological signals exceeded the system’s tendency toward equilibrium.

Test recording of the drawing system responding to live biometric input.