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Friday, 4 March 2022

Beginning tomorrow: Fields of Vision - A Human Atlas Projection

5, 6, 7 March (18:00 – 20:00)

Fields of Vision is an immersive exterior projection created by Marcus Lyon in collaboration with St Martin-in-the-Fields. The work, covering the whole church façade, explores concepts of freedom, service and community in our modern world through oral histories, large scale portraits and ancestral DNA mapping, with music by Brian Eno. The piece weaves together the narratives of 28 extraordinary individuals from across the globe, chosen by their own communities, to tell a deeper story of our interdependence and the extraordinary power of collaboration.

Marcus Lyon says: 'We create our Human Atlas projects to inspire new generations to see the power of social change – each large-scale portrait, inspirational oral history and DNA map allows the audience to witness the extraordinary vision of those who answer the call to serve our communities across the globe.'

30-minute shows from 18:00 – 20:00 in the St Martin-in-the-Fields Courtyard. Start times 18:00, 18:40 and 19:20. Admission Free.

Sacred Space and Fields of Vision

On Sunday 6 March, Sacred Space will be held in the courtyard from 7.10pm and will incorporate the 30 minute Fields of Vision projection installation by Marcus Lyon. There will be a liturgy created to top and tail the viewing of the projection.

See my preview piece on Fields of Vision for Artlyst and my Artlyst interview with Marcus Lyon which can be viewed here. See also my survey of art at St Martin-in-the-Fields here.

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Brian Eno - Prophecy Theme.

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Artlyst: Marcus Lyon Creates Fields of Vision At St Martin-in-the-Fields London

My latest preview piece for Artlyst is on Fields of Vision, an immersive exterior projection created by Marcus Lyon in collaboration with St Martin-in-the-Fields.

The work, covering the whole church façade, explores concepts of freedom, service and community in our modern world through oral histories, large scale portraits and ancestral DNA mapping, with music by Brian Eno. The piece weaves together the narratives of 28 extraordinary individuals from across the globe, chosen by their own communities, to tell a deeper story of our interdependence and the extraordinary power of collaboration:

'His Human Atlas projects hold a mirror up to society and encourage audiences to question their own roles and responsibilities to their communities, cities and fellow human beings. A Human Atlas is a social impact art project that brings together a specified number of nominated change agents to tell a deeper story about how we self-author and co-author a more hopeful future through portraits, interviews, soundscapes and DNA mapping.

Lyon’s third Human Atlas project was the award-winning i.Detroit, which was named Book of the Year, Best Self-Published Book and Best British Book by the British Book and Production Awards 2021. Earlier Human Atlas projects were in Brazil and Germany. All three Human Atlas projects will feature in Fields of Vision. Lyon and his team have recently begun production on their fourth Atlas, De.Coded: a Human Atlas of Silicon Valley, this book will highlight 101 change agents of the valley.

When I interviewed Lyon for Artlyst in 2020 he said his intention with the Human Atlas projects is: “to give people a chance to experience something more powerfully and with more depth. I think that’s the gift we’re trying to give. I’m very intentionally and practically building processes to help people slow down in a fast world. I think within the Human Atlas process our endeavour is to facilitate a deeper meditation on what it means to be you, what it means to be me and what it means to be we.”'

My Artlyst interview with Marcus Lyon can be viewed here and my survey of art at St Martin-in-the-Fields here.

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Brian Eno - I'll Come Running.

Friday, 11 February 2022

Fields of Vision: A Human Atlas Projection

March 5th, 6th & 7th (18:00 – 20:00)

Fields of Vision is an immersive exterior projection created by Marcus Lyon in collaboration with St Martin-in-the-Fields.

The work, covering the whole church façade, explores concepts of freedom, service and community in our modern world through oral histories, large scale portraits and ancestral DNA mapping, with music by Brian Eno.

The piece weaves together the narratives of 28 extraordinary individuals from across the globe, chosen by their own communities, to tell a deeper story of our interdependence and the extraordinary power of collaboration.

Marcus Lyon says: “We create our Human Atlas projects to inspire new generations to see the power of social change – each large-scale portrait, inspirational oral history and DNA map allows the audience to witness the extraordinary vision of those who answer the call to serve our communities across the globe”

30-minute shows from 18:00 – 20:00 in the St Martin-in-the-Fields Courtyard

Start times 6:00, 6:40 and 7:20

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Brian Eno - Prophecy Theme.

Monday, 2 March 2020

Ernesto Cardenal RIP

The Rev. Ernesto Cardenal was one of Latin America’s most admired poets and priests. Cardenal became a prominent intellectual voice of the Nicaraguan revolution and an ardent proponent of liberation theology, a Christian movement rooted in Marxist principles and committed to social justice and uplifting the poor. He was appointed Nicaragua’s first minister of culture after the Sandinistas overthrew the dictator Gen. Anastasio Somoza Debayle in 1979.

'Cardenal began writing poetry as a young man, tracing the tormented history of Nicaragua and Latin America as epics in blank verse.

Much of his poetry, though, was intimate: love poems that recalled the longings of his youth, finely wrought images of city lights at dusk or his famous “Prayer for Marilyn Monroe,” in which he describes how Monroe was found on her deathbed in 1962, “like someone wounded by gangsters/stretching out his hand to a disconnected telephone.”

Fascinated by evolution and its lessons for politics, Father Cardenal began to incorporate science into his poetry in the 1980s. He developed the theme until the end of his life, marveling at the origins of the universe and the mysteries of DNA — sources of awe that in his vision brought people closer to God.'

'Cardenal had entered Gethsemani in 1957 and was a novice there under [Thomas] Merton until he left in 1959 to return to Latin America. Merton encouraged Cardenal whilst at Gethsemani to keep up his interest in Latin America and in the political events in his own country. Cardenal had a profound influence on Merton and the enormous changes in Merton’s view of the world dating from the late fifties were no doubt partly due to his contact with Cardenal. Merton’s interest in Latin American poets and literature was also encouraged by his contact with Cardenal.

Cardenal also fed Merton's desire to travel, especially to visit Latin America and was central … in attempts Merton made to leave Gethsemani in the late fifties and early sixties.’

My posts featuring Cardenal can be found by clicking here.

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Ernesto Cardenal - Managua 6:30 P.M. & Stardust.

Saturday, 29 July 2017

Unravelling the complex genetic architecture of epilepsy

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to visit the Epilepsy Society's research centre in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, which is enabling the Society to carry out the most advanced epilepsy research in Europe and translate it into clinical practice.

The state-of-the-art two-storey building integrates research with a medical unit, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite and therapeutic drug monitoring unit. It offers a spacious laboratory, four new consulting rooms, offices, a library, seminar room and video conferencing facilities. But above all it offers new hope for people with epilepsy.

One of the greatest challenges facing those treating people with epilepsy today is lack of knowledge about the underlying causes of epilepsy. Advanced scanning techniques enable the researchers to see the effects of seizures on a person’s brain. However, it is still not possible to explain how one single seizure happens – what is that final event that causes excess electrical activity in the brain to generate a seizure.

For 70 per cent of people with epilepsy, anti-epileptic drugs can control their seizures but a further 30 per cent do not respond to medication.

Research at this centre focuses on two distinct areas: brain imaging and genetics. One of the most significant innovations at the centre is the installation of a DNA sequencer. This has the potential to revolutionise the way epilepsy is diagnosed and treated based on a person’s DNA sequence or genome. It is a passport to the future and a gateway to earlier diagnosis and more targeted treatments.

Their vision is to unravel the complex genetic architecture of the epilepsies and to take new discoveries directly to patient care, so improving the lives of everyone with epilepsy. Epilepsy Society research centre is key to this vision.

Explore the cutting-edge technology in the research centre here. Step inside the laboratory and see how the DNA sequencer works. Find out more about the research projects taking place at the research centre.

Epilepsy can be a life-changing diagnosis. Unpredictable seizures, loss of independence, side-effects of medication - all of these can have a devastating impact on someone's quality of life. Epilepsy Society is here to ensure everyone has the best possible chance at accurate diagnosis, treatment and personal support. Support their work by clicking here.

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Joy Division - These Days.