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January 2018 seminar: SLEEP WITH ME.

RECAP OF JANUARY SEMINAR.

from Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun.

Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari wrote about the philosophical concept of the Rhizome- in books Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1972–1980), in which all thinking is interpreted in its multiplicity. Now, you might have felt like what you have experienced last week was rather.... schizophrenic.... And rightly so!

We are hoping to set the scene for a creative chaos and inspire various disciplines to collide together. Not only this, it is expected that you will draw interests from the various fields and expertise showcased last week in our seminar "Sleep with me" and be inspired by it. By providing you with these multiple viewpoints we want to foster and encourage new thoughts and disruptive actions that are yet to exist. So go ahead, now, and produce a project questioning our needs and the egocentric design status quo.

In January you met with Special effect master Douglas Trumbull, Nobel Prize-winning economist Prof. Graciela Chichilnisky, transcendental meditation expert Rachel Katz at the Lynch Foundation and Hypnotherapist Alexandra Janelli. All of them brought a different context and meaning to the unconscious, sleep and the designed realities that surround us.

Following this, we have had an activity on rethinking our waking up routines, making use of hypnotherapy and Brecht' estrangement techniques; some of you developed some very unique performances making use of multiple mechanics, voice, drawings, props and much more.

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HOMO SAPIENS, I HEAR YOU

This yearlong series of non-linear, non-conventional, and non-passive seminars will question and re-think humanity’s essential needs; and consider whether the modern practice of design addresses them.

Conceived in collaboration with award-winning director of experiences, Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun, the curriculum is framed around American psychologist Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs”, which offers a model that defines the needs of human beings - from the most basic functions (eating, sleeping, etc.) to the more fulfilling (self-improvement, practicing sports, etc.). Our seminars will unravel how human needs have developed through history and how they might continue to develop over time.

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GUEST SPEAKERS.

Douglas Trumbull

Design Partner, GV

Douglas Trumbull may not be a household name, but most classic movie fans are very familiar with his work. As a true pioneer in the field of Special Effects, Trumbull has given his magic touch to films like 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), and Blade Runner (1982).

Rachel katz

Design Partner, GV

Rachel is a lead instructor for David Lynch Foundation's Women's Initiative. Additionally she has developed special projects for outreach and awareness including the launch of Meditation Creativity Peace screenings and a filmed interview series with students from the Family Justice Center.

Alexandra janelli

Design Partner, GV

Alexandra Janelli is considered one of New York City’s premier hypnotherapists. She helps clients push through and past their blocks to achieve their goals with the power of her hypnotherapeutic-based approach. Alexandra is a graduate of the Hypnosis Motivation Institute, the first nationally accredited hypnosis program, where she received an Advanced Training Graduate Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Handwriting Analysis.

Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky

Design Partner, GV

Dr. Chichilnisky is a world-renowned economist and mathematician, the creator of the Carbon Market of the UN Kyoto Protocol, the concept of Basic Needs and the formal theory of Sustainable Development. She was the Lead US Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which received the Nobel Prize in 2007. Chichilnisky was selected by Fast Magazine as 2016 CEO of the Year, and in July 4 2017 was selected by the Carnegie Corporation as a Great Immigrant Great American in the New York Times p. A5. Her pioneering work uses innovative market mechanisms to create Green Capitalism.

DR. NELLY BEN HAYOUN.

Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun is a designer of extreme experiences that aims to bring the sublime to life. Dubbed the “Willy Wonka of Design,” Ben Hayoun is an award-winning French designer and filmmaker who creates multi-dimensional experiential projects at the intersection of science, theatre, politics and Design. Wired awarded her their inaugural Innovation Fellowship in 2014, and Icon magazine, Dezeen and Creative Review recognized Dr. Ben Hayoun as one of the top 50 designers 'shaping the future' for her pioneering “total bombardment” design philosophy.

Her laboratory, NBH Studios, is on a mission to bring chaos to the world; she is the founder and director of the International Space Orchestra the world’s first orchestra of NASA space scientists and astronauts; and most recently she founded the University of the Underground, a subversive tuition-free educative and cultural programme that is on course to modify the status quo in public institutions and academia.

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