Alice Anderson |Emi Avora | Paul Benney | David Birkin | Jessica Bugg | Jonas Burgert | Mat Chivers | Mat Collishaw | Shezad Dawood | Doug Foster | Paul Fryer| Susan Hiller | Hans Kotter |Adeline de Monseignat |Numen/For Use| Tim Shaw | Jason Shulman | Agnes Treplin | Pink Twins | Ben Tyers | Jarno Vesala | Hugo Wilson | Hattie Worboys |Patrick Eakin Young
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.
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)