Well Festival: ‘Augmented Body, Altered Mind’ and Climate Change and Disability Talk

Update 13 February: Climate Change and Disability, a public talk with AlanJames Burns on 14 February has unfortunately been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Patrons of Well Fest are encourages to attend the public exhibition ‘Augmented Body, Altered Mind’ on Thursday 15 February.

AlanJames Burns produces collaborative, interactive, socially engaged and site-specific exhibitions. The focal points of their artistic and curatorial practice are disability, climate change and the human mind. There are two events with AlanJames Burns as part of the Well Festival of Arts & Wellbeing.

Climate Change and Disability, a Public Talk by AlanJames Burns on Wednesday 14 February at 6.30pm, and public access to the exhibition Augmented Body, Altered Mind on Thursday 15 February from 3.30pm to 5pm.

Admission is free, but places limited. Booking is highly recommended by visiting garterlane.ie or telephoning 051 855 038.

Augmented Body, Altered Mind is a collaborative, interactive artwork that weaves a brain-computer interface with a projected audiovisual environment discussing the effect of climate change on people with lived experience of disability, with a particular focus on neurodivergence and the unique perspectives that these communities have on climate change. Augmented Body, Altered Mind examines correlations between the natural world, neurology, philosophy, and neurodivergence. By wearing a Brain-Computer Interface headset, the audience becomes immersed in evocative imagery and soundscapes as their brainwaves guide undulating, amorphous visuals and scripted audio-dialogue to shift and merge.