Feels Space presents: Exploring the Power of Digital Visual Arts, Immersive and Emotion
This marks the second event in our Feels Space series, delving into the interconnected realms of healing and sensory experiences linked to emotions.
Discover the dynamic realm of digital visual arts, immersion, and emotion. Join us for live experiences, interactive demos, engaging conversations, and insightful Q&A sessions as we delve into their transformative potential. Gain an understanding of how these interconnected worlds serve as a powerful medium for expressing and communicating emotions in unique and compelling ways.
What to expect
Live experiences, demos, interviews and Q&A
Moderated by
Hello Love, Hello Beautiful and Libra founders, Jane Hutchinson and Kevin Helton
Guests include
Digital artist, bevarela aka Bernardo Varela
Creative technologist and multi-media artist, Owen Planchart
Cinematographer, Diana Olifirova
This is a wheelchair-accessible venue.
We are dedicated to creating an environment that welcomes everyone. If you have any questions, please email hello@feels.space
Please arrive for 7 pm; we can not accept late arrivals due to location.
More information will be provided, including the location of the venue, when your ticket has been purchased.
Moderator Bios
Jane Hutchinson has over 25 years experience in the creative industry as creative director for many global brands. In 2010, Jane and Kevin co-founded HELLO LOVE a design studio and contemporary wellness space that helps create meaningful and socially relevant connections with global audiences. In 2013, Jane set up the charity the HELLO BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION in response to her own cancer diagnosis to empower people to prevent cancer and other chronic degenerative illnesses.
@hellolove.home
https://www.hellolove.org/
Kevin Helton started his career on Wall Street as an Investment Research analyst at Goldman Sachs before relocating to London as a Deutsche Bank equity derivatives trader. In 2009 Kevin co-founded Shutl a secondary market for same-day delivery providers. In 2013 this business was acquired by eBay. In 2023 Kevin and Jane co-founded LIBRA a social network and virtual health assistant aimed at reducing medical bias for women and people of colour.
@libra.hs
LIBRA network
Guest Bios
bevarela aka Bernardo Varela is an artist working with digital and situated experiences through installations, audiovisual performances and interactive systems. Bernardo is part of the Feels Space team and draws on experimental psychology, his research correlates multi-sensory ambiguity and the effects of digital technologies on attentional bias. Using everyday stimuli as source material, his work addresses issues relating to behavioural predictability and sensory filtering through aesthetic experiments that augment our relation with the environment. Alongside his experiential work bevarela has over two decades of experience as a visual effects artist. This extensive expertise in the field of moving images equipped him with a practical understanding of image creation and the intricate use of natural phenomena in visual storytelling.
@bevarela
https://www.bevarela.com
Owen Planchart is a Venezuelan-born, London-based, creative technologist using the border between the digital and the analogue as his medium. In the past, his work ranged from interactive video-mapping to 3d-printed sculptures and robotised found objects. His current projects explore the cross-contamination of art forms such as puppetry, performance and light sculpture, which has been referred to as a kind of silicon-dadaism, using a unique style of multi-media collage to provoke layered readings on the subjects of transformation, synesthesia and control. His process involves using hi-tech components to extend the sensitivity and range of obsolete artefacts like gramophones and marionettes to create independent networks. He has collaborated with performers in fields as divergent as sound-healing and burlesque shows and is fascinated by the power of the artist’s presence in work that is otherwise confined to screens and headsets. He situates his practice at the intersection of art and technology and is constantly exploring ways to deliver a provocative response to the vapid, main-stream and spiritually bankrupt void found at the heart of our digital age. Owen also teaches Computational Arts at Goldsmiths University.
@owenplanchart
https://www.owenplanch.art
Diana Olifirova is an artist inspired by the interplay of light, movement, and the unexpected. Her work spans film, photography, and performance. Driven by daily explorations in diverse fields such as movement, sculpture, music, poetry, visual and martial arts, Diana turns every project into an adventure of discovery, collaborating with artists she meets, inviting the audience to explore their senses and rediscover wonder and self-reflection. After moving from Kyiv to London in 2012 to study masters at the National Film and Television School she became an established cinematographer and is exploring her artist’s path alongside working in film. Her DOP credits include Bridgerton season 3, Heartstopper, We are Lady Parts. With her work and wander Diana has travelled the world, expanding her vision and finessing her techniques through varied experiences, including residencies at Feytopia (France), The Garden (Portugal), and Sister's Hope Home (Denmark). Diana's dynamic approach has led to exhibitions with Drifter Gallery and nominations for the Aesthetica Art Prize in 2023 and 2024 as well as BAFTA-Breakthrough.
https://www.didi.film
@dianaolifirova
About Feels Space
Created in 2023 by Jasmin Harsono, joining forces with Co-Founders, Claire Roth, George Hammond-Hagan, and Almira Alidon, Feels Space brings you distinctive and immersive experiences, installations, and soundscapes. These creations blend healing and sensory elements, fostering a profound connection with one's emotions and senses.
www.feels.space
@_feels.space
hello@feels.space
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About Jasmin Harsono (Founder + Creative Director at Feels Space)
Jasmin is a London-born entrepreneur of mixed heritage who stands as an influential force with an indomitable passion for music, sound, and wellness. She earned esteemed industry recognition, notably as a finalist for the Allbright BrightList Wellness Pioneer award in 2023. Having a degree in Music and Media Management, she brings a wealth of experience, including roles in TV music and Fashion production. Jasmin is distinguished as a multi-sensory artist specialising in crafting captivating experiences that profoundly engage the senses. She is a meditation teacher and practitioner, specialising in energy, sound and the voice. In 2017, she founded the international wellbeing and lifestyle brand Emerald and Tiger, a trailblazer in corporate wellness and brand activation. Notably, her international book, 'Self Reiki', published by DK, further solidifies her impact on the wellness landscape. In 2023, Feels Space was created to delve deeper into healing and sensory experiences by curating immersive experiences, installations, and soundscapes.
@emeraldandtiger
www.emeraldandtiger.com
About George Hammond-Hagan (Co-Founder + Sound Director at Feels Space)
George Hammond-Hagan is a songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur with roots in the 90s music scene. Opening for Boys II Men, writing for Salt-N-Pepa, and winning an Ivor Novello Award, he's always been a dream-chaser. Beyond music, he founded the award-winning ed-tech business Studytracks, securing 1.8 million euros of funding and helping over 500,000 students improve their grades in 3 countries. George's journey led him to explore the therapeutic power of sound, resulting in the creation of The Sound Shift with Almira. Together, they bring positive shifts through sound, breath, meditation, and mindset, recently crafting soundscapes for a major tech brand.
@the_sound_shift
https://www.thesoundshift.co/
About Almira Alidon (Co-Founder + Project Director at Feels Space)
Almira Alidon has been working with HNWs, CEOs and Creatives for 20+ years, helping to manage various businesses and charities and organising a broad range of projects, budgets and international events. Following a passion for personal development and a spiritual path, Almira has also trained in sound healing, meditation, rituals, as well as studying various wisdom traditions. Almira currently balances motherhood, a small Family Office and growing the co-founded business, The Sound Shift, offers sound and wellness experiences in London for a range of corporate and private clients and through international retreats.
@the_sound_shift
https://www.thesoundshift.co/
About Claire Roth (Co-Founder + International Partnerships Director at Feels Space)
Claire is a trained mechanical engineer and Event and Entertainment Director who has cultivated a career fueled by a passion for creation, spanning diverse locations from the MENA region to Asia, Canada, and French Guiana. Her journey has involved producing experiences for inspiring brands, and since 2002, she has built a global network, including influential figures in the music industry. In 2007, she co-created Wicked, Unique Structures; in 2010, she co-founded Flow Air & Power. Engaging in the music charity sector, Claire co-founded Voice for Nyala, an emergency call-to-action project in Sudan, and currently serves as the Live Musical Director and strategist for I am Guardian Foundation. Claire's company, Roth Events, has garnered an impressive clientele, including HSBC Bank, Emirates Airline, EFG Hermes, Tiffany, Besix, Lexus, Mubadala, Scuderia Ferrari, and more. Her unique blend of engineering expertise and creative flair establishes her as a dynamic force across various industries.
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