Transcendence : Can live performance art in combination with interactive technology induce altered states of consciousness?

The main focus of this paper is to explore the re-contextualisation of the concept of transcendence as an altered state of experience within digital art performances. Is there a transcendental art movement in the contemporary digital art scene and does it exist in response to the lack of emotional and spiritual connection in general Western Society? How could we use our contemporary mediums, tools and techniques to induce an altered state that can have beneficial effects for artists, audiences and our society as a whole?

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Maria Almena

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Publication date: July 2018

Publication date (Print): July 2018

Pages: 195-202

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[0001]Kimatica Studio, Flux Events & Kinetica Museum

4 Nettleton Road

London SE14 5UJ, UK

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2018.38

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

Conference acronym: EVA

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 9 - 13 July 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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[1] R. AbrahanT. MckennaR. Sheldrake 2001 Chaos, Creativity, and Cosmic Consciousness Park Street Press Maine, USA

[2] M. Abramovic 2017 Inside Out MoMA PS1 Blog http://www.moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/06/03/marina-abramovic-the-artist-speaks (retrieved 26 September 2017 )

[3] D. Benyshek 2018 Artists as Shamans: Historical Review and Recent Theoretical Model http://www.academia.edu/.../Artists_as_Shamans_Historical_Review_and_Recent_Theoretical_Model (retrieved 26 April 2018 )

[4] S. BroadhurstJ. Machon 2006 Performance and Technology. Practice of Virtual Embodiment and Interactivity

[5] Cyberdelics Incubator 2017 http://www.cyberdelicsincubator.com (retrieved 26 September 2017 )

[6] E. EmetsA. RainaudO. Gingrich 2016 Analema Group http://analemagroup.com/ (retrieved 26 August 2016 )

[7] R. L. Grimes 2006 Rite out of Place Oxford University Press UK

[8] L. Haill 2017 Brainwaves Augmenting Consciousness http://lucianahaill.wordpress.com/ (retrieved 26 October 2017 )

[9] M. Harner 1992 The Way of Shaman Harper San Francisco USA

[10] M. Levy 1993 Technicians of Ecstasy Bramble Books USA

[11] M. Maja Murnik 2018 Performing Arts and Virtual Bodies

[12] E. PigottG. AlterD. Marikis 2017 Frequency-Based Light & Sound Neurotherapy (LSN) Research: A Review of the Research http://pandorastar.co.uk/ (retrieved 26 October 2017 )

[13] C. T. Tart 1990 Altered States of Consciousness Harper New York, USA

[14] T. C. Thomason 2018 The Role of Altered States of Consciousness in Native American Healing institutionNorthern Arizona University, Cuyamungue Institute http://www.cuyamungueinstitute.com/articles-and-news/the-role-of-altered-states-of-consciousness-in-native-american-healing/ (retrieved 26 April 2018 )

[15] J. Weinel 2012 Altered states of consciousness as an adaptive principle for composing electroacoustic music [PhD thesis]. http://www.jonweinel.com/media/ASC_Commentary_38.pdf (retrieved 26 April 2018 )

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Transcendence: Can live performance art in combination with interactive technology induce altered states of consciousness?