Tally 1: Houston TX (#2 Hong Kong, #3 Albany)

This “generative” whiteboard installation invites visitors to evaluate their response to someone who is crying. It initiates a series of tallies to be conducted in different cities and countries, in galleries, public spaces, and medical schools, displaying one of the questions that scientists use to measure a person’s empathic capacity. The piece represents a form of arts-based data collection, an uncontrolled visual trial to trace variations in empathy levels in different communities.

Site: Lawndale Art Center, Houston TX
February 8-March 2, 2020

Tally 2: Hong Kong, 2022.
Tally 3: Albany, NY, 2022.