Emily Peasgood sits in the West Hill lift, in almost complete darkness. She is looking directly at the camera with no facial expression.
The Illusion of Conscious Thought: West Hill lift - Down

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Choir
1
Electronics
1

Additional Information

The Illusion Of Conscious Thought is a two-part sound installation commissioned for the East and West Hill funicular lifts in Hastings. The work comments on regeneration and social mobility in two contrasting parts of Hastings.

Materials: 2-part sound installation for East Hill lift (Rock-A-Nore) and West Hill (George Street) in Hastings, with singers, voice actors and sound effects. Created with Zoom F5, Logic Pro and RX 5 Audio Editor. Equipment: Custom ‘up’ and ‘down’ doorbell trigger, UE Boom speaker, Adafruit Audio FX sound board, RavPower bank, custom lift signs and tannoy box.

Team: Lead artist & composer: Emily Peasgood. Tannoy box fabrication and installation support: Gary Perkins. Voice actors: Train Operator: Larry Dobin. Passengers: Dan Wright-Hadley, Jason Hodgson, Kate Harwood, Khusro Jaleel, Laura Peirce, Liz Crudgington, Mark Holihan, Nicolette Loizou, Nick Page, Shantanna Jasmin, Susie Darnton & Theresa Smith.

Commissioned by artist and curator Greig Burgoyne and Sweet and Dandyfor Coastal Currents Arts Festival, an annual celebration of arts and culture across Hastings and St Leonards.

Image by Alexander Brattell.

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Hastings
United Kingdom

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2