The womb-like interior centres on mugwort, a medicinal plant used by herbalists for holistic healing and enhancing intuition. Cleansing hands in the fountain's flow of water and aromatic mugwort is grounding and calming. Meeting in the space also facilitates reflection and open discussion, building a supportive community over time. As participants learn that their experiences are shared by others, the internalised taboo inherent in many psychosomatic conditions begins to melt away.
Artist-designer
Eve Merriel Hurst is a British artist-designer specialising in multi-sensory experiences and immersive spatial storytelling. Graduating from Design Academy Eindhoven in 2024, she finds wonder in creating worlds that investigate the tabo and facilitate open dialogues around identity.
Eve’s interactive spatial installations seek to reframe private, even vulnerable human experiences as opportunities for shared understanding. Entering these sensory worlds, visitors are invited to imagine realities where ancestral, herbal and esoteric knowledge can aid in forging deeper connections with the self, with others and with the soil we grow from.
Eve Merriel Hurst - Profile Picture next to her installation Psychosoma Photo by Anwyn Howarth
Information
Psychosoma by Eve Merriel Hurst
Open Tuesday to Friday from 12:00 to 18:00.
Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark 6, Amsterdam
The installation is located in the Plant Kamer on the ground floor of Mediamatic Biotoop.
