Sagacity: Periodic Table of Emotions

Presented by the Cultural Programme in association with Oxford's Christmas Lights Festival

Friday 15 November

Adventures in Consciousness

Opening Times

5-9pm

Venue

Reuben College (opposite lawn in front of Oxford University Museum of Natural History), Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QP

Tickets

FREE, no tickets required

Accessibility

Wheelchair Access

Why use the same few words to describe how you feel when there are so many colourful alternatives to choose from?

Aidan Moesby’s innovative installation expands our vocabulary to describe the full spectrum of human emotions. When one of the words from the Periodic Table of Emotions is activated by a viewer on their phone, it lights up the board and reflects the diverse and ever-changing feelings and emotions of the people of Oxford. This interactive exhibit is part of Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival, where buildings across the city are aglow and you can wander among a variety of light displays.

Presented in association with Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival.

How are you feeling?

Once the page loads, rotate your phone to landscape mode. This will give you the best view of the options in the table.
Choose the emotion that best represents how you’re feeling at this moment. Don’t worry—your choice is completely anonymous.
After you select an emotion, click ‘confirm’.
Your emotions will light up and blend with others, creating a dynamic visual representation of how Oxford feels.

Content warning: This installation contains references to themes of mental illness and suicide which some individuals may find distressing. If you have been affected by any issues raised in this installation, there are organisations that can help.

Oxfordshire Mind Safe Haven Call 01865 903 037 11.30am-9.30pm, 7 days a week

Samaritans: Call 116 123 for free support 24 hours a day

Shout: Text SHOUT to 85258 for free, confidential support 24 hours a day

NHS 111: Call 111 for advice 24 hours a day

Oxfordshire Mind information service: 01865 247788 (lines open 9am-6pm Monday to Friday)

Plan your visit

Address

Reuben College (opposite lawn in front of Oxford University Museum of Natural History), Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QP

Creative Team

Aidan Moesby

Artist

Aidan Moesby is an artist, curator and writer bringing a nuanced and insightful approach to the emotional context of working with climate change and the deep inter-connectedness between the natural and social environments within modern life.

Through a body of work that is at once playful, intimate, questioning and deeply human he works extensively in the spaces where art, technology and wellbeing intersect. Aidanregularly curates and participates in events and discussions which centre these ideas.

Equally likely to be found beyond formal arts institutions as within them, his practice includes both Disability Arts and mainstream representation as artist and curator. His projects are often socially engaged and always foreground care, access and inclusion from the outset.