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SelfSense began as a somatic research practice before it became an app. The pages below cover its origins at Martin Gropius Bau, its choreographic branch using motion-tracking sensors and generative sound, and the event server that runs multi-sensor sessions in real time.

Articles in this section

  • About the SelfSense Practice

    SelfSense began as a somatic practice that repurposes diagnostic and surveillance technology toward bodily creativity. Read about its origins at Martin Gropius Bau and the philosophy underneath the app.

  • Fractal Choreography

    Fractal choreography uses motion-tracking sensors and DFA analysis to make movement variability legible — and audible. Sensors trigger sound only when the body moves in a fractal, adaptive state.

  • Heart as an Inspiration

    When something comes from the heart, it doesn't come from the head. A meditation on heart rate variability as a language of presence, the fractal rhythm shared between body and nature, and what it means to listen as well as speak.