The Nelson Staircase, an exquisite replica of the Navy Stair that suffered bomb damage in WWII, stands as a symbol of resilience and the significance of peace. The ‘Inner peace’ live performance represents a convergence of ‘Music-mind-textile’, seeking to inspire equity, diversity, and inclusion through an immersive multi-sensory performance.
Using the power of music and interactive textiles, the creators of this installation take their audience on an emotional journey to rediscover peace within humanity, as expounded in the book The future of the mind published in 2014 by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku.
‘Music-mind-textile’ combines smart interactive textiles and musical performance to engage the audience in an immersive display with their feelings and emotions directing both visual and sound effects. Through the connected neural network of individuals, a shared experience is created and expressed through the responsive installation. This captivating collaborative work encourages social engagement with surroundings, merging original music composition with smart-textiles, celebrating neurodiversity and inclusivity.
Using innovative textiles to create a cross-disciplinary data science formation, the project is a collaboration between; Amelia Peng, MA Textiles student at the Royal College of Art; composers and musicians of the Royal College of Music; Foster + Partners’ Specialist modelling group; and Italian textile weaver Dreamlux. With over 10 nationalities working in collaboration, we use design across education and industries to drive innovative progress towards a more inclusive future. The powerful interdisciplinary approach highlights the strength of the intersections between art, design, science and technology.
Music theme
Inner Peace : Back the greatness Purity of humanity and peace by Obe Vermeulen
Kindness : Essenes of Water by Isin Eray
Heal Inspire Love by Jacques Allen
The Dawn Light by Dimitris Menexopoulos
INNER PEACE
AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE PROJECT PROMOTING MINDFULNESS AND INNER PEACE.
THEMES
CARE
COEXISTENCE
DECOLONIZATION
ENVIRONMENT
FOOD STORIES
HEALTH
HISTORICAL PRACTICES
IDENTITY
MATERIALS & MAKING
MENTAL HEALTH
MIGRATION
MORE THAN HUMAN
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
SOCIAL EQUALITY
SYSTEM DESIGN
DESCRIPTION
TEAM
Inner Peace
CREDITS
Project advisers:
Anne Toomey
Head of Textiles Programme, RCA
Dr. Nick de Leon
Executive Education and Knowledge Exchange Lead, School of Design, RCA
Stephen Johns
Music Artistic Director, RCM
Dr. Jonathan Cole
Head of Music Composition, RCM
Dr. Elif Ozden Yenigun
Senior Tutor Textiles, RCA
Rosie Green
Specialist Technical Instructor in Woven Textiles, RCA
Joe Hirst
Sound Studio Tech Instructor, RCA
Pietro Bardini
Specialist Technical Instructor, Physical Computing, RCA
Dimitris Menexopoulos
Visiting Lecturer, Information Experience Design, RCA
Eleni Giannoulis
Clinical Psychologist MSc, Neuropsychologist, Art Psychotherapist MA, Group Analyst (tr.), Creative Arts Therapies' Supervisor, ECPh
Dr. Hermionie Giannouli
Neurologist , Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dr. Jamie A Ward
Senior Lecturer, Machine Learning, Goldsmiths University of London
Dr. Marianna Kapsetaki
Medical Doctor, Neuroscientist, PhD Cognitive Neuroscience, Imperial College London
Industry collaborators:
Irene Gallou
Environmental Design Analyst, Senior Partner, Head of Specialist Modelling Group (SMG) Foster+Partners
Josef Musil
Design Systems Analyst(SMG) Foster+Partners
Saina Akhond
Design Systems Analyst Robotics (SMG) Foster+Partners
Yu Hu
Material Researcher (SMG) Foster+Partners
Nicola Agresta
Senior Lighting Designer (SMG) Foster+Partners
Xiaoming Yang
Associate Partner, Environmental Analyst (SMG) Foster+Partners
Tommaso Galbersanini
CEO Dreamlux, Samsara S.r.l.
Luca Farhanghi
Sales Manager, Lodetex SpA
Project collaborators:
Obe Vermeulen
MComp Composition, RCM
Isin Eray Eray
MMus Composition for Screen, RCM
Jacques Allen
MMus Composition, RCM
Dimitris Menexopoulos
Music Composer, Sonic Interaction Designer, RCA
Huan Zhang
MMus Piano Performance, RCM
Monique Pong
Founder of Music Children Foundation(HK), Music Education RCM, Dip Ecole Normale (Paris), Adv.Dip (HKAPA)
Dr. Marianna Kapsetaki
Neuroscientist, Classical Pianist, Imperial College London
Alisha Raman
MA Architecture, RCA
Eloise Stringer
MA Visual Communication, RCA
Amalia Pop
Cinematography, DoP, MA Filmmaking, London Film Academy
Hristina Tasheva
Focus Puller, MA Filmmaking, London Film Academy
Gurnihal Singh
Gaffer, MA Filmmaking, London Film Academy
Coraline Miloudi
Cast
Dr. Gelly Gryntaki
Art Writer, Curator
Project Curation & Artistic Designer:
Amelia Peng
www.musicmindtextiles.com
Anne Toomey
Head of Textiles Programme, RCA
Dr. Nick de Leon
Executive Education and Knowledge Exchange Lead, School of Design, RCA
Stephen Johns
Music Artistic Director, RCM
Dr. Jonathan Cole
Head of Music Composition, RCM
Dr. Elif Ozden Yenigun
Senior Tutor Textiles, RCA
Rosie Green
Specialist Technical Instructor in Woven Textiles, RCA
Joe Hirst
Sound Studio Tech Instructor, RCA
Pietro Bardini
Specialist Technical Instructor, Physical Computing, RCA
Dimitris Menexopoulos
Visiting Lecturer, Information Experience Design, RCA
Eleni Giannoulis
Clinical Psychologist MSc, Neuropsychologist, Art Psychotherapist MA, Group Analyst (tr.), Creative Arts Therapies' Supervisor, ECPh
Dr. Hermionie Giannouli
Neurologist , Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dr. Jamie A Ward
Senior Lecturer, Machine Learning, Goldsmiths University of London
Dr. Marianna Kapsetaki
Medical Doctor, Neuroscientist, PhD Cognitive Neuroscience, Imperial College London
Industry collaborators:
Irene Gallou
Environmental Design Analyst, Senior Partner, Head of Specialist Modelling Group (SMG) Foster+Partners
Josef Musil
Design Systems Analyst(SMG) Foster+Partners
Saina Akhond
Design Systems Analyst Robotics (SMG) Foster+Partners
Yu Hu
Material Researcher (SMG) Foster+Partners
Nicola Agresta
Senior Lighting Designer (SMG) Foster+Partners
Xiaoming Yang
Associate Partner, Environmental Analyst (SMG) Foster+Partners
Tommaso Galbersanini
CEO Dreamlux, Samsara S.r.l.
Luca Farhanghi
Sales Manager, Lodetex SpA
Project collaborators:
Obe Vermeulen
MComp Composition, RCM
Isin Eray Eray
MMus Composition for Screen, RCM
Jacques Allen
MMus Composition, RCM
Dimitris Menexopoulos
Music Composer, Sonic Interaction Designer, RCA
Huan Zhang
MMus Piano Performance, RCM
Monique Pong
Founder of Music Children Foundation(HK), Music Education RCM, Dip Ecole Normale (Paris), Adv.Dip (HKAPA)
Dr. Marianna Kapsetaki
Neuroscientist, Classical Pianist, Imperial College London
Alisha Raman
MA Architecture, RCA
Eloise Stringer
MA Visual Communication, RCA
Amalia Pop
Cinematography, DoP, MA Filmmaking, London Film Academy
Hristina Tasheva
Focus Puller, MA Filmmaking, London Film Academy
Gurnihal Singh
Gaffer, MA Filmmaking, London Film Academy
Coraline Miloudi
Cast
Dr. Gelly Gryntaki
Art Writer, Curator
Project Curation & Artistic Designer:
Amelia Peng
www.musicmindtextiles.com
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