Breathing workshop in Collaboration with Fun Palaces

As part of the And Breathe Exhibition at OFS curator George Mogg and I ran a workshop on visualising the breath in the gallery on Saturday 4th October. The event was fully subscribed and attended by people of all ages curious to explore making visible their breath.

http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/focus/13797886.For_Art_s_Sake_with_Jayne_Wilton/






The event was covered in the Oxford Times and the article can be read at the following link:

www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/focus/13797886.For_Art_s_Sake_with_Jayne_Wilton

And Breathe at OFS Oxford

I'm delighted to announce the And Breathe... Exhibition at the Old Fire Station Gallery Oxford curated by George Mogg which will continue until 14th November:

Oxford TV interviewed me on the evening of the Private View and the interview can be seen at the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dyPq7AJo4k&feature=youtu.be&ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dyPq7AJo4k&feature=youtu.be&a

Inspired by the in breath...

I am delighted to be a part of the Life of Breath Project, a 5 year interdisciplinary investigation into historical, philosophical, cultural and anthropological aspects of breathing and breathlessness. 

The Project is led by Principal Investigators Professor Jane Macnaughton at Durham University and Professor Havi Carel at the University of Bristol.

After presenting to the group in January, Jane Macnaughton discussed her interest in experience the form of an in-breath. This discussion inspired me literally to produce new work in glass to explore the often not-so-subtle forces of the in breath.

On Thursday I worked to attempt to render this part of the exchange we have with our environment and found myself challenging my own breath and what I know of it in the process!

 http://www.lifeofbreath.org

Life of Breath Project is Launched in Bristol

An energetic event in Bristol to launch the start of 5 years of inter disciplinary research into breath and breathlessness- such an inspiring day!

Find out more about the project:

www.lifeofbreath.org

Birkbeck Talk: Experiments with the Invisible

Wonderful to speak to a very engaged audience alongside Writer Adrian Hornsby on Monday at Birkbeck College.

Find out about his film Urwald on his website:
http://www.adrianhornsby.com/R_theatrefolder/urwald.html

Event at Guy's Hospital MediCinema

Getting ready for Thursday's Screening of Vent and Singing for Breathing workshop this Thursday 30th April- hope to see you there:

 'Breathe: There’s something in there'

• Date: Thursday 30 April
• Time: 12.30pm-1.30pm
• Venue: MediCinema at Guy’s, second floor, Southwark Wing.

A lunchtime event to celebrate art in breathing with a screening of Jayne Wilton’s animated film, ‘Vent’, which simulates the dynamics of the breath of a Royal Brompton 'singing for breathing' Group performance.

Experience 'singing for breathing' techniques and hear about both the Breathe exhibition and a Lambeth and Southwark project.

Singing for Breathing Upcoming Events

'Breathe', will be in Guy's Hospital until the end of April and am involved in the following 2 events in connection with it. Both should be interesting and tuneful events!

Firstly:

Monday 6th April 1.30 Level 5 Southbank Centre (Easter Monday)

I will be screening my film 'Vent',a collaborative outcome from my project with the Royal Brompton Hopsital last year at the Southbank Chorus Festival Launch Event for the Lambeth and Southwark Singing and COPD Project.

Secondly:

Breathe: There’s Something in There!

30^th April 12.30-1.30

Medi-Cinema at Guy’s Hospital

A lunchtime event to celebrate art in breathing with a screening of Jayne Wilton’s animated film, Vent, which simulates the dynamics of the breath of a Royal Brompton Singing for Breathing Group performance. There will be an opportunity to experience Singing for Breathing techniques and to hear about both the Breathe Exhibition and the Lambeth and Southwark Singing and COPD project currently in development (Chief Investigator Prof. Stephen Clift, Canterbury Christ Church University).

Stills from the Vent animation which illustrates the dynamics of expired breath carrying song.