I spoke to 11 people – some who’ve never meditated, some who tried and stopped – and asked them to be brutally honest about why.
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Book notes: Letting Go & Untethered Soul
I re-read the early chapters from a couple of my favourite books on mindfulness and they have plenty of useful ideas which can help shape the longitudinal sequence I’m planning. This post summarises each book’s key points and quotes.
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Visiting Matrimandir: A 1970s vision of consciousness architecture
A couple of weeks ago, whilst in India, I visited Matrimandir – Auroville’s meditation chamber at the heart of Sri Aurobindo’s experimental town.
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When the data doesn’t exist: A research pivot
I’ve been wrestling with how to frame ThoughtCounter. Initially, there were two threads – creating a direct contemplative experience and critiquing wellness capitalism. But when I drafted the first deck, something felt off.
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Gallery visits: Unexpected inspiration for moiré experiments
Some highlights from my recent visits to Saatchi Gallery and The Photographers’ Gallery that provided an unexpected direction for developing my current experiments.
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What makes James Turrell’s work so powerful?
As one of my favourite artists, I wanted to cover this analysis early in my MA to act as an ambitious ‘north star’—not as something to replicate, but to inspire.
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8-week game plan: Deep dive into perceptual alteration
Inspired by a slide Jonathan (course leader) shared in a recent lecture, I wanted to put my own plan together for the next few weeks practise.
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MA vision & goals
In our second session we presented a 5 minute introduction to the group. We were asked to select a few key pictures that represented our work with a short statement about ourself and our work.
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