francois xavier saint georges records kid’s energy with drawing device
the pocket-size contraption has a piece of paper and bit of graphite inserted into it, documenting the children's movement throughout the day.
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francois xavier saint georges records kid’s energy with drawing device
all images courtesy of françois xavier saint georges
‘recording pure energy’ is a project by françois xavier saint georges that uses a small contraption to document the energy of school kids aged from 6 to 10. each one was given a ‘record-tube’ with a piece of paper and moving bit of graphite inserted into it. the device was worn as either a necklace or placed in a pocket, so that it could draw the child’s day as they carried it around with them. over 200 drawings were gathered over a 6 month period and the results reveal very different outcomes – some are excited, others extremely still – but each one a unique depiction of the bodyfrom which it came.
the drawings were recorded from test-tubes carried by the children
each one documents the child’s movement from the day
some are very still
others show more movement
each one is a unique depiction of the body from which it came
over 200 drawings were gathered over a 6 month period
every visualization of the child’s movement is different
the ‘record-tubes’ the children wore
tubes detail
graphite is inserted into the recording device
the movement recording device
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