On Tuesday November 22nd, Prof Christopher French (Goldsmiths University of London Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit) will be presenting a paper co-authored by myself and Daniel Denis entitled The Sleep Paralysis Project: Using Art to Raise Awareness of the Science of Sleep Paralysis. The paper will use the Sleep Paralysis Project, a creative collaboration between myself and scientists, as a case study of an artistic project raising awareness of a scientific subject. Prof French has researched, written and spoken extensively on the phenomenon of sleep paralysis and this project is one of several collaborations with artists that he has participated in.
The presentation will take place at the 2016 Sleep Summit and will include an overview of sleep paralysis and the artistic works that it has inspired, a description of the Sleep Paralysis Project and a screening of Devil in the Room.