Eight colored fiber clusters represent matched participants. Their heart rates are mapped from measurements taken before and after a wet felting workshop. The collective average moves from 84.9 to 71.9 beats per minute.

Wet felting workshop · 8 participants

What the Body Felt

This visualization turns heart-rate measurements from eight people—recorded before and after a wet-felting workshop—into a living cocoon. Each color represents one participant.

Across all eight

Before84.9 BPM → After71.9 BPM

Average heart rate decreased by 13 BPM.

Reading the cocoonThe strands pulse at the starting heart rate near the top. As the movement travels downward, it settles toward the post-workshop rate. Hover a strand or choose a colored dot to isolate one person.

One participant

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Before—BPM

After—BPM

Each color represents one person.