SELF is a three dimensional helix made from copper wire. Visible in the open structure are arrays of light consisting of 512 white LEDs, constructed delicately in a tubular manner. These arrays interact with the viewer, triggering sequences of light movement (based on a modification of John Conway’s Game of Life) in different places depending on the direction of the viewer. More viewers will trigger more seeds and an interesting play of lights almost “battling” for space will occur. These represent the feelings of the individual under siege by the world surrounding her. The fiber optics that surround and intertwine with the LED structures pulse with light in subtle colors of reds, blues, and purples in response to low ultrasonic heartbeat sounds; these represent the internal siege of the body itself. The helix floats in a rectangular frame, emphasizing its exposure and vulnerability to the space around it.