Giant Red Neon Words Invite Athens to Listen to Its Own Heartbeat
British artist Tim Etchells has lit up a third Onassis Foundation building in Athens with giant red neon phrases. His new installation, set on both ends of the Onassis Ready arts complex, reads "The Sound of Your Heartbeat" and "The Sound of Your Breathing." The work, "Heartbeat / Breathing" (2026), was created for the converted industrial building in the city's Rentis district. Visible from far away, the two phrases speak to each other while each keeps its own meaning, and they invite viewers to notice two of the body's most basic rhythms. "For me, there is something tender in this reco