Through the pulse listening practice Paige Barnes researches haptic knowing – an understanding of the world gained through touch.

Reading the pulse allows for listening to a person’s story, much like reading a river’s current tells the ecosystem’s story.

A person’s lived experience is reflected in their physical topography.

Through touch knowledge she explores how to tell the body’s story.

Listen to an excerpt of Vanessa’s improvised poetry in response to Paige dancing.

a mountain’s pulse

Mother

Pulse Performance Project