Miss Helen O'Neill
| Post Nominals | MA, FRSA, AFHEA |
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| Biography | Helen Scarlett O'Neill is a site-responsive and immersive arts specialist utilising game theory and participatory practice to explore space. Helen most recently produced 16 mobile augmented reality pieces at locations across the UK for Story Futures Academy in collaboration with the British Film Institute, winning the Museums + Heritage award for Best Use Of Digital. Her background is as an immersive performance designer, leading the design of projects for Secret Cinema, London Contemporary Orchestra and the National Trust. Her company, O’Neill/Ross specialises in the production of site-sensitive arts experiences. Helen co-curated London InTRANSIT festival of art in unexpected spaces and the Portobello Pavilion public space pop-up. She lectures Contemporary Art Practice part time at Gray's School of Art with a focus on digital/AV practice and is the recipient of research funding from AHRC to investigate new forms of storytelling as a member of the Story Arcs Project, collaborating with Royal Holloway and Bath Spa Universities. |
| Research Interests | site-responsive Augmented Reality mixed reality immersive co-creation contributive art installation immersive performance public space digital public space layered reality site-specific audience heritage decentralisation interactive intervention art in unexpected places communities of becoming spaces of discomfort |