Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2005 2:10 AM
heavy thoughts
In most of the literature it is stated that the weight of an adult human brain varies between 1,300 –1,500 g, depending on age and gender. The weight of a human head is between 4 and 6 kg. But those statistics were made on the account of a single measurement per person. Is it possible that our head weights differently depending on our mental, physical, emotional or physiological state?
light thougts
HOW HEAVY ARE MY THOUGHTS, a most enjoyable performance, in a “story” in which 'I.M.' wakes up in the middle of the night in her one bedroom apartment and asks herself a question:
If my thoughts are heavier than usual, is my head heavier than usual too?
IVANA MÜLLER in collaboration with BILL AITCHISON (performer and co-writer) and
NILS DE COSTER (video).
The performance is made with the participation of Prof. F. Siemsen (physicist - D), Prof. Bojana Kunst (philosopher – SLO), Prof. W.A. Wagenaar (psychologist – NL), Dr.Christian Röder (psychiatrist – D), Alexandra Thiel (trampoline instructor -D) and I.M.’s 50 friends.