the creative energy exchange
The creative process should be all about exchanging energy, about engaging in a reciprocal connection.
"When others expose their work, I merely intend to show my spirit" - Antonin Artaud
THE NEW BOHEMIANS
“Art is the free expression of our souls, passion its creative force. The function of an artist is not to capture this creative energy but to allow it to freely flow from the most intimate personal source within us and out into the world. When an artist indulges in mental masturbation, the connection to the soul gets lost, and social, moral and personal manmade codes block this boundless passion. A man's passion should require no explanations and offer no apologies. Aria is the return to the world of free artistic expression and collaboration, a creative community, the bohemians of the 21st century.” - Guido Luciani
THE NOT SO IMMERSIVE THEATER
Physical proximity of an audience to the actors on stage does not necessarily insure a reciprocal exchange between them. It is my belief that unless the actors clear their own paths of communication by renouncing preconceived ideas and intentions, they will not be able to engage in a true connection with the audience. The actors must search for POINTS OF CONNECTION with the audience - those shared moments, memories or feelings which often form part of our COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE.
ABSOLUTE CREATIVE SPACE
Virtual Laboratory for Creative Exploration
THE BARE CANVAS
Art Aroused by Sexuality
PRIVATE CREATIVE SPACE
COMING SOON
MORE TO COME
exploring virtual connections
To fully appreciate the possibilities of virtual connections we need to look inwards for the true purpose of connecting to others.
“Have you ever wondered how do blind people appreciate beauty? Some believe they have a closer connection to the inner beauty in both, others and in themselves that the rest of us.”
Guido Luciani - Triptych
OPENING UP TO TRUTHFUL VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS
We often put down virtual connections as a replacement for in-person meetings. In order to fully appreciate the possibilities of these connections we need to look inwards for the true purpose of connecting to others and eliminate all the distractions getting in the way of a reciprocal energy exchange.
Short livestream sessions exploring the virtual connection in silence
Exploring the power of sensory-memories and the connection between the senses
the bare character
Before we engage in a truthful connection with others we must reach some sort of self-collectedness state or BARE STATE by clearing the paths of communication of any obstructions created by our brains.
“The actor who, in this special process of discipline and self-sacrifice, self-penetration and moulding, is not afraid to go beyond all normally acceptable limits, attains a kind of inner harmony and peace of mind. He literally becomes much sounder in mind and body, and his way of life is more normal than that of an actor in the rich theatre.” - Jerzy Grotowski
THE BARE CHARACTER - EXPOSING OUR TRUE SELF
Early in my career I discovered that unless I cleared the paths of connection from any preconceived ideas, feelings, intentions … and achieve what I call the Bare Character or Bare State of mind, I would be blind and unable to find the Points of Connection with others. Actors call it “being in the moment”, I call it “exposing our true self”. - Guido Luciani
GROTOWSKI’S HOLY ACTOR
“Ours is not a deductive method of collecting skills. Here everything is concentrated on the “ripening” of the actor which is expressed by a tension towards the extreme, by a complete stripping down, by the laying bare of one’s own intimity - all this without the least trace of egotism or self-enjoyment. The actor makes a total gift of himself. This is a technique of the “trance” and of the integration of all the actor’s psychic and bodily powers which emerge from the most intimate layers of his being and his instinct, springing forth in a sort of “trans-lumination. - Jerzy Grotowski
Short version of the Bare Character or Bare State Ritual
The Bare Character or Bare State process is taken to another level in the creative expression
the smell of books
Somewhere in my sensory memories of the smell of old books, there’s this ”indescribable feeling” I share with others - a “point of connection” with them.
“A day had already past but just recalling the explosion of flavors in my mouth from the garlic pork chop I had made me want to scream as loud as I could - the energy was just too strong to just talk about it.” - Guido Luciani
SENSORY MEMORIES AND THE POINTS OF CONNECTION
I believe that our “collective experience” - shared emotions, sensations and information essential in establishing “the points of connection” between people are, for the most part, sensory memories rather than new sensory processes. The information registered in our brains usually is far richer than the mere reaction to the stimuli. The smell of old books transports me to the time when I had a large collection of theater books, my beginnings in the theater and more importantly, to the person I was then. Somewhere in those memories there’s a - most of the time - ”indescribable feeling” which is “familiar” to many of us - a point of connection.
THE VOMERONASAL SENSE AND THE POINTS OF CONNECTION
In addition to touch, hearing, sight, taste and smell and the additional two senses attributed to humans: proprioception (kinesthetic) and vestibular (balance) senses, I believe that the vomeronasal sense - which is present in newborn humans - is still active in some adults and it’s not limited to the perception of pheromones. Whether or not my hypothesis about the eight senses is scientifically accurate is of no importance for this proposal. What matters is exploring the link between the senses directly involved in a virtual connection (sight and hearing) and the sensory memories that could help us “evoke” the other senses. I’m particularly curious about the vomeronasal sense because I believe this to be my “super-sense” … a sense highly developed in me which provides me with an unique perspective of things.