Ever in search of the miraculous, Carissa Potter’s Hold Me Like Before is an investigation into the realm of therapy and self-betterment performed in collaboration with visitors to the Royal NoneSuch Gallery. Harnessing the power of objects, installations and live events, Potter will lead visitors in employing a variety of methods to provide solace, reassurance and to project a better future. Hold Me Like Before considers the psychology of our relationship to objects and the ability for objects to trigger experiential responses to smells, moods, and tactile memories.
During the exhibition's opening reception, visitors will be invited to collaborate in the piece “Something To Look Forward To” by creating an energy object embedded with their highest hopes for the future. The resulting objects will be on display for the remainder of the exhibition and then mailed to each collaborator after the show concludes.
On Saturday, August 16th, the gallery will also host "Feel Better Now," an art hypnosis session led by the artist. In Alain de Botton's recent publication “Art as Therapy,” the author theorizes that people should feel better after viewing art. For this event, willing participants will undergo hypnosis in the hopes that after the session they will leave the event feeling perhaps just a little bit better.
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During the exhibition's opening reception, visitors will be invited to collaborate in the piece “Something To Look Forward To” by creating an energy object embedded with their highest hopes for the future. The resulting objects will be on display for the remainder of the exhibition and then mailed to each collaborator after the show concludes.
On Saturday, August 16th, the gallery will also host "Feel Better Now," an art hypnosis session led by the artist. In Alain de Botton's recent publication “Art as Therapy,” the author theorizes that people should feel better after viewing art. For this event, willing participants will undergo hypnosis in the hopes that after the session they will leave the event feeling perhaps just a little bit better.
Ever in search of the miraculous, Carissa Potter’s Hold Me Like Before is an investigation into the realm of therapy and self-betterment performed in collaboration with visitors to the Royal NoneSuch Gallery. Harnessing the power of objects, installations and live events, Potter will lead visitors in employing a variety of methods to provide solace, reassurance and to project a better future. Hold Me Like Before considers the psychology of our relationship to objects and the ability for objects to trigger experiential responses to smells, moods, and tactile memories.
During the exhibition's opening reception, visitors will be invited to collaborate in the piece “Something To Look Forward To” by creating an energy object embedded with their highest hopes for the future. The resulting objects will be on display for the remainder of the exhibition and then mailed to each collaborator after the show concludes.
On Saturday, August 16th, the gallery will also host "Feel Better Now," an art hypnosis session led by the artist. In Alain de Botton's recent publication “Art as Therapy,” the author theorizes that people should feel better after viewing art. For this event, willing participants will undergo hypnosis in the hopes that after the session they will leave the event feeling perhaps just a little bit better.
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During the exhibition's opening reception, visitors will be invited to collaborate in the piece “Something To Look Forward To” by creating an energy object embedded with their highest hopes for the future. The resulting objects will be on display for the remainder of the exhibition and then mailed to each collaborator after the show concludes.
On Saturday, August 16th, the gallery will also host "Feel Better Now," an art hypnosis session led by the artist. In Alain de Botton's recent publication “Art as Therapy,” the author theorizes that people should feel better after viewing art. For this event, willing participants will undergo hypnosis in the hopes that after the session they will leave the event feeling perhaps just a little bit better.
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