ARTinTRA | out of our heads

Out Of Our Heads
13-29th June 2014
10am – 6pm daily
Shoreditch Town Hall
Private View 13th June, 6pm – 9pm
curated by James Putnam & Vassiliki Tzanakou

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

CONTRIBUTING SCIENTISTS

Conceived and Directed by Vassiliki Tzanakou and Curated by James Putnam & Vassiliki Tzanakou, Out Of Our Heads project will explore hallucinations – one of the most fascinating human phenomena that have often been a source of inspiration for dynamic works of art.

Out Of Our Heads project will feature a visual arts exhibition with works of established and emerging artists in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance art. Artists, scientists and curators have combined their knowledge and skills to question human perception, illusions and hallucinations and challenge belief systems. The artists’ work will attempt to excite the human senses, while the scientists will provide us with the up to date scientific knowledge. Alongside the exhibition a series of talks, film screenings, workshops, performances and events will cover themes of perception, illusions, hallucinations and mental health in order to engage the public in a diverse dialogue about hallucinations and mental health and challenge the stigma that surrounds mental illnesses.

Installed in the dark at evocative, labyrinthine space of the Shoreditch Town Hall basement Out Of Our Heads will further challenge the spectator’s perception and attempt to trigger an intense awareness of the self and mind.

10% of the proceeds will go to buy art supplies for the creative therapy departments of mental health institutions

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Out Of Our Heads would like to thank all of the contributing artists; the artists’ supportive studio staff and galleries; all of the contributing scientists: Prof David Nutt (Psychiatrist and Neuropsychopharmacologist), Dr David O’ Flynn (Psychiatrist), Dr Dominic ffytche (Psychiatrist), Prof Fiona MacPherson (Philosopher), Prof Jill Peay (Lawyer), Prof John Foot (Historian), Dr Konstantinos Moutoussis (Neuroscientist), Prof Semir Zeki (Neurobiologist); our consultants who have kindly given us their precious time and advice; the sponsors and friends who have provided us with their invaluable financial support and services – without their support and understanding, this project would not have been possible; and every single individual who embraced this project.

Other individuals we’d like to especially thank (alphabetical order) :

OUT OF OUR HEADS TEAM

Conceived & Directed	Curators
Vassiliki Tzanakou	James Putnam
	Vassiliki Tzanakou

Web Design	Scientific Advisors	Exhibition Production, LCF
Sidd Danis	Dr Dominic ffytche	Steven Legget
Omar Boom	Dr Anastasia Sylaidi

Graphic Design	In-Situ Assistants’ Manager	PA to James Putnam, LCF	Costume Desingers
Francesca Prizzon	Polly Wright	Lauren Jones	Clare Mcgarrigle – Macbeth
			Myrto Sarma – Dancerbation

Video Direction & Visuals	In-Situ Assistants	Lighting	Performers Dancerbation
Matthew Maria Davies	Ninon Ardisson	Paul Mean	Anastasia Freygang
	Viviana Baptista		Gina Bramhill
Video Sound Mixing	Miriam Barosco		Jamila Johnson-Small
Nick Paravatos	Sarah Boulton		Mahab Kazmi
	Marta Cacciavillani		Masumi Saito
Twitter Account Manager	Kingsley Cardi		Mildred Rambaud
Haley Ross	Giulia Sartori Conte		Nena Zinovief
	Christopher Eperjesi		Yin Neurotic
	Louise Neervoort
	Hannah Quinn		Performers Macbeth
	Isabelle Utzinger		Caterina Pernao
	Charlotte Ward		Eva Escrich Gonzales
	Aniera Williams		Olivia Thynne

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