My research explores the intersections of philosophy, performance, and esoteric practice to investigate the nature of consciousness, transformation, and the human condition. Beginning with a foundation in analytical and political philosophy during my undergraduate studies at Birkbeck and MPhil Research at the University of Glasgow, I examined the parallels between Buddhist philosophy and neuroscience. Dissatisfied with the inaccessibility of traditional academic writing, I expanded my inquiry into creative and performative practices, embracing poetry, theatre, and experimental performance as alternative modes of philosophical exploration.
Central to my work is the interplay between conceptual frameworks and lived experience. My dissertation at Sheffield proposed a novel reading of W.B. Yeats' The Herne's Egg through the lens of Tarot's Major Arcana, while my performance-based research challenged Freudian psychoanalysis by exposing the synthetic constraints of analytical logic. These projects underscored my belief in the critical role of action, embodiment, and performance in understanding consciousness, suffering, and transformation.
My independent research delves deeply into Eastern philosophy, meditation, and esoteric traditions, particularly Tibetan Buddhist tantric practices, which emphasize the transformative potential of inhabiting conceptual and animate states. This inquiry converges with my creative practice, where the boundaries of performance and human transformation are explored across mediums.
Recently, I have expanded my research at the Royal College of Art, engaging in practice-led investigations through its MA Writing and MA Contemporary Art Practice programs. Here, my focus has evolved to address pressing contemporary issues, such as the implications of space commodification and post-human futures, encapsulated in the concept of "Superhumanologies." My work as a fellow of the Radical Matter Research proto-Centre further grounds my research in critical, interdisciplinary discourse.
As the founder of Breath Quartet and The Furies Collective, I continue to push the boundaries of creative inquiry, integrating philosophy, performance, and art to probe the transformative capacities of human consciousness in the Third Millennium.
