Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 20 hours ago
In spring 2020, as the UK went into its first lockdown, five groups of Guildhall School artists created a collaborative musical response to their experiences of this new way of living. Each artist created a 4-minute piece, which then formed a 20-minute long work called ‘Consequences’. Artist and illustrator Soofiya has created a series of drawings inspired by these sound works, titled 'Tapestry of Consequences'.
The collective known as 'Consciousness Consciousness' enlisted the help of AI-constructed collaborators to compose a piece (called 'Consciousness Friends') exploring the nature of cultural conversations around social activism and the musicality of language at work. The tapestry panel for this work explores language and conversation. The door half open invites people in and gives access to an open, less isolated space within a landscape of rolling hills.
Audio by Rick Holland, Sean Norris, Marlowe Mitchell and Jasperi Wirtanen | Illustration by Soofia
About the artists
Soofiya
Soofiya is a visual artist and design educator whose design practice centres around illustration, visual identity and book design, with most clients tending to be in the arts, cultural and activist sector. Soofiya's art practice and writings aim to articulate a commentary on gender, race, politics and bodies through a DIY and therapeutically informed approach. Soofiya regularly lectures at arts Universities across the country.
soofiya.com
Consciousness Consciousness
Consciousness Consciousness is a collective group comprised of Rick Holland, Sean Norris, Marlowe Mitchell and Jasperi Wirtanen.
Rick Holland (Guildhall School PACE tutor) is a collaborating poet who has worked in music with Jon Hopkins, Brian Eno, Karl Hyde and others.
Sean Norris is a composer and digital artist. His last work crossed code-manipulated dance music, spoken word and acoustic guitar, overdriven metal-influenced rock pieces, sound sculptures of mannequin body parts and shredders, and audio-reactive LED lighting fixtures.
Marlowe Mitchell is a multi-disciplinary artist who moves fluidly amongst a range of artistic practises. They create pieces on the basis of their interest in historical and cultural research.
Jasperi Wirtanen is a multi-disciplinary artist specializing in filmmaking and electronic music production.
In spring 2020, as the UK went into its first lockdown, five groups of Guildhall School artists created a collaborative musical response to their experiences of this new way of living. Each artist created a 4-minute piece, which then formed a 20-minute long work called ‘Consequences’. Artist and illustrator Soofiya has created a series of drawings inspired by these sound works, titled 'Tapestry of Consequences'.
The collective known as 'Consciousness Consciousness' enlisted the help of AI-constructed collaborators to compose a piece (called 'Consciousness Friends') exploring the nature of cultural conversations around social activism and the musicality of language at work. The tapestry panel for this work explores language and conversation. The door half open invites people in and gives access to an open, less isolated space within a landscape of rolling hills.
Audio by Rick Holland, Sean Norris, Marlowe Mitchell and Jasperi Wirtanen | Illustration by Soofia
About the artists
Soofiya
Soofiya is a visual artist and design educator whose design practice centres around illustration, visual identity and book design, with most clients tending to be in the arts, cultural and activist sector. Soofiya's art practice and writings aim to articulate a commentary on gender, race, politics and bodies through a DIY and therapeutically informed approach. Soofiya regularly lectures at arts Universities across the country.
soofiya.com
Consciousness Consciousness
Consciousness Consciousness is a collective group comprised of Rick Holland, Sean Norris, Marlowe Mitchell and Jasperi Wirtanen.
Rick Holland (Guildhall School PACE tutor) is a collaborating poet who has worked in music with Jon Hopkins, Brian Eno, Karl Hyde and others.
Sean Norris is a composer and digital artist. His last work crossed code-manipulated dance music, spoken word and acoustic guitar, overdriven metal-influenced rock pieces, sound sculptures of mannequin body parts and shredders, and audio-reactive LED lighting fixtures.
Marlowe Mitchell is a multi-disciplinary artist who moves fluidly amongst a range of artistic practises. They create pieces on the basis of their interest in historical and cultural research.
Jasperi Wirtanen is a multi-disciplinary artist specializing in filmmaking and electronic music production.
