The Illusion of Conscious Thought (2018)


1st-30th September 2018, East Hill and West Hill funicular lifts, Hastings


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 Dandy for Coastal Currents Arts Festival, an annual celebration of arts and culture across Hastings and St Leonards.


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Images by Alexander Brattell

The Illusion of Conscious Thought: image of the West Hill lift
The Illusion of Conscious Thought
The West Hill lift, Hastings
The West Hill lift, Hastings
The East Hill lift, Hastings
The East Hill lift, Hastings
View from inside the East Hill lift carriage, as it goes up
The East Hill lift: Up
View from inside the West Hill lift, going down
The West Hill lift: Down
View from inside the West Hill lift, going down
The West Hill lift: Down
Coastal Currents Arts Festival Logo
Coastal Currents Arts Festival
Sweet and Dandy Logo
Sweet and Dandy
Coastal Currents Arts Festival banner logo
Coastal Currents Arts Festival
Image of Emily Peasgood in The East Hill lift, going down
The East Hill lift: Down
View from the East Hill lift
View from the East Hill lift
View of the East Hill lift from the platform, going up
The East Hill lift: Up
View from inside the West Hill lift, going up
The West Hill lift: Up
Emily Peasgood inside the West Hill lift, going down
The West Hill lift: Down
View from inside the West Hill lift, going down
The West Hill lift: Down
View of the West Hill lift carriage
The West Hill lift
The West Hill lift, going down
The West Hill lift: Down
View of the inside of the tannoy box that housed sound equipment to power the work
West Hill lift tannoy box and equipment
Up and down doorbell sound triggers
Up and down doorbell sound triggers
Custom brass lift sign
Custom brass lift sign




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