The Empathogen Experience Self-Guided Audio Tour

Preparation:

Please bring a charged pair of headphones + phone, and optionally a journal and pen.

Optional Pre-viewing Journal Reflection:

  1. Creativity: What does creativity mean to me? Where does my creative practice start? What shapes my creative practice?

  2. Perception: How is my perception constructed? How do I perceive in ways that are similar or different to others around me? How active of a role do I play in the construction of my perception? Why does this matter?

Documentary Participation:

Louie Schwartzberg is currently creating a short film on these works. We invite you to film your reflections with your phone in front of the paintings and share them with us for submission.

Audio Tour:

  • You’re now here: Empathogen Series Part 1

    Note: Before continuing to the Empathogens artist statement, please journal, voice record, or debrief with another viewer using the Empathogens Part 1 questions below.

  • And here: Empathogen Series Part 2

    Note: Before continuing to the Empathogens artist statement, please journal, voice record, or debrief with another viewer using the Empathogens Part 2 questions below.

Journal + Debrief Questions:

Resonance Series:

  • What shifts occurred in my being? Where did I notice this in my body and how did it feel for each work?

  • What shifts occurred in my visual field? What did I notice when observing these shifts? How did I feel in my body while observing these shifts?

  • Which of the paintings was a I drawn to initially? Which of the paintings felt more grounding, safe, and expansive for me? How could I tell?

Empathogens Series Part 1:

  • What shifts occurred in my being?

  • Where did I notice shifts in my body?

  • What shifts occurred my visual field?

  • What did I notice when observing these shifts?

  • How did I feel in my body while observing these shifts?

  • How do I feel in this moment?

  • What did I observe in my mind’s eye?

  • What curiosity emerged from this experience?

  • What did I notice when observing these shifts?

  • How did I feel in my body while observing these shifts?

Empathogens Series Part 2:

  • What shifts occurred in my being?

  • Where did I notice shifts in my body?

  • What shifts occurred my visual field?

  • What did I notice when observing these shifts?

  • How did I feel in my body while observing these shifts?

  • How do I feel in this moment?

  • What did I observe in my mind’s eye?

  • What curiosity emerged from this experience?

The Empathogen Experience:

  • How did this experience shift how I view creative practice?

  • How did it shift how I view my own perception?

  • What surprised me?

  • Where did curiosity emerge?

Video Submission Reminder:

Louie Schwartzberg is currently creating a short film on these works. We invite you to film your reflections with your phone in front of the paintings and share them with us for submission via samantha@wombkind.com.