“Breathe” is sculptural object which functions as a vehicle for the experience of a singular focus and experience of the breath. For the viewer, the ancient dictum “stay with your breath” bears repeating. It is impossible not to breathe with this piece. “Breathe” utilizes simple technologies to draw air in and push air out of a rubber bellows. The sound of the air being inhaled and exhaled is meant to offer both an internal and external experience for the viewer. In this art piece, a machine simulates a human experience, forming a recursive relationship with the viewer as they experience their own internal rhythm. Its’ draw is irresistible, as irresistible as breath itself: viewers are drawn into a community defined by breathing. Awareness of the breath is an escape from and a returning to the present. This work presents the viewer with a gift, an engagement with self and others through ones own breath.