BIOMETRICKS

How does it feel when we tune into our internal rhythms? When we synchronize our heartbeats and our breaths? And what are we giving up when this data is fed to corporations and police departments? Listen and decide for yourself.

Audium’s 176 speakers bathe listeners in sound & music that moves past, over, and under them. Sound sculptures are performed in darkness in this one-of-a-kind, historic theater. 

Featuring sounds collected using a stethoscope microphone, BIOMETRICKS showcases breath, heartbeats, stomach gurgles, and the resonances within our heads. Barbara Nerness will perform this piece live, layering guitar, voice, drum beats recorded by Jack Perry, and field recordings of San Francisco to highlight how our conceptualization of the body – and what makes it unique – is reflected in the larger systems of the city.

In the lobby, interactive installations enable audience members to hear and see their heartbeats and skin conductivity, as these biological signals activate unique audiovisual landscapes; a sonification of their biometric data.

BIOMETRICKS
Barbara Nerness aka blurness
June 4 – 27, 2026
Every Thurs/Fri/Sat
Doors 7:30pm; show 8:00pm
$20–$30, PWYC available