Metafora: Narratives of Floating and Guided Visualisation

Metafora is a research project which explores the role of metaphor in the context of narrative healing through a series of creative exchanges with hypnotherapy, aquatic and neurolinguistic practices, practitioners and participants. 

The project pursues a series of collaborative narrative-based activities (including visual art, performance and installation) based on the research methodology of photographic re-narration. These activities involve creative interventions using EEG recordings at IoN Centre of Neuroscience, underwater recordings, Watsu encounters, intermedial art-making and the definition of new methodologies in the dialogue between art and science; led by floating and guided visualisation.

Project participants: Dr Christina Kolaiti (Senior Lecturer in Photography, York St John University), Cath Mather (Occupational Therapist at NHS Trust and Director of North East Aquatic Therapy), Nigel Hetherington (Director of Clinical Hypnotherapy Newcastle), Dora Frankel (Independent Dance Artist and Founding Artistic Director Fertile Ground), Tony Curry (Project participant). Dr David Lancaster (Subject Director of Music, York St John University), Dr Murphy McCaleb (Senior Lecturer of Music, York St John University), Emily Rowan (Technical Demonstrator of Music, York St John University), Richard Bracknall, Kyle Sherwin.

Part 1 _10am-13:30pm

Memorial Hall, St Peter’s School, Clifton, York,YO30 6AB

Public arrives at 9:45 at Main Reception St Peter's School York

10-12pm Memorial Hall, Project presentation, conversations and performances

12:00-12:30pm Break and refreshments

12:30-13:30pm Pool performance

[The public will be invited to join the pool. Please bring swimwear if you intend to join in]

Part 2_14:30-16:00pm

Design Centre Gallery, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, YO31 7EX

14:30 Exhibition Opening & performance by Dora Frankel  

 Drinks, conversations & interaction with artworks

 16:00 Closing the day

Facebook page: Metafora: Narratives of Floating and Guided Visualisation

Project Contact: Christina Kolaiti at c.kolaiti@yorksj.ac.uk

This event is supported by York St John University