Neta Maimon sits on a stage in Midtown Manhattan, holding a cello. Attached to her forehead is a strip of electrodes monitoring her brain activity – specifically stress, emotion and focus. The guitarist seated next to Maimon also has an adhesive-backed sensor strip on his forehead. A large screen allows the audience to follow what is happening in the brains of the two instrumentalists as they perform, by way of shifting colors projected onto it. The guitarist is playing soft chords and breathing deeply. Maimon joins him on the cello, but this is her first encounter with this particular instrument, and she hasn’t had time to tune it properly. While the guitarist is transmitting a blue frequency, indicating calm thoughts; Maimon’s sensors are sending red, reflecting the mounting pressure she’s experiencing.
