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En Équilibre: immersive conference on art and mental health
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Driven by a desire to research and promote the benefits of arts and technology, SAT is partnering with Beneva to develop a conference on mental health issues, specifically stress and anxiety.
En équilibre is an invitation to explore the ties between creation and mental health, through personal testimonies and historical references given by Florence K, musician and doctoral candidate in neuropsychology, and Émile Roy, young director and filmmaker.
The two artists will walk through major works of the past and present created by artists dealing with mental health issues, while looking at how far we have come in dealing with depression, anxiety and bipolarity, and ways to use art for wellness. This project is the result of a collaboration with Relief, a non-profit organization whose mission is to support people living with mental health issues.
This conference is also an immersive experience.
Presented in the SAT dome, it will be accompanied by 360° visuals, specially created for the occasion by the visual artist TIND, which will immerse the audience in a gentle atmosphere conducive to reflection. The conference will be preceded by a meditation workshop with the virtual breathing coach Tripura.
Artists
Florence K
multidisciplinary artist
"The brain is a universe unto itself within which the path of creativity meets both that of mental health disorders and that of psychological well-being. Exploring these constellations is both fascinating and surprising."
Florence Khoriaty is a multidisciplinary artist and has had a successful career as a singer and pianist for over fifteen years. She went back to school and completed a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Montreal. She is the author of two books on psychopathology and devotes much of her time to the cause of mental health. Today, she is a doctoral candidate in neuropsychology at UQÀM, and is also the host of the weekly show "C'est Formidable" on CBC Radio and CBC Music. Florence also works at the University Institute of Mental Health in Montreal, where she has developed and teaches therapeutic music workshops.
Florence K Florence Khoriaty is a multidisciplinary artist and has had a successful career as a singer and pianist for over fifteen years. She went back to school and completed a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Montreal. She is the author of two books on psychopathology and devotes much of her time to the cause of mental health. Today, she is a doctoral candidate in neuropsychology at UQÀM, and is also the host of the weekly show "C'est Formidable" on CBC Radio and CBC Music. Florence also works at the University Institute of Mental Health in Montreal, where she has developed and teaches therapeutic music workshops.
Émile Roy
Artist
“Reading about anxiety and mental health disorders, you quickly realize that there are a thousand ways to get better. Anxiety, for example, is not inevitable. Among the means to deal with it: art. Art and human expression can act as powerful outlets. By emphasizing well-being, we will have the chance to dissect this observation this fall at the SAT with Florence K.”
At 23, Émile Roy has been a director, videographer and animator for several years. His projects have accumulated more than 14 million views. He has directed several award-winning short films at festivals, a medium-length film, a web-series, an immersive documentary presented at the Palais des Congrès in Montreal (Oasis Immersion), a podcast with Radio-Canada, a series of capsules for the program “La Semaine des 4 Julie” as well as dozens of videos on various current topics. In addition to having a Youtube channel with more than 160,000 subscribers, he now wishes to develop ambitious projects in filmmaking, documentaries and fiction. His medium-length film, "Anxiety in the 21st Century", dealing with anxiety among young people, has 130,000 views on YouTube.
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