Lucia and the Prisoners (2014)

In April 2014 sessions were facilitated for 5 inmates of the Justizanstalt Stein prison in Krems, Austria to use the Lucia N°03 light apparatus developed by two doctors, Dirk Proeckl and Engelbert Winkler. Lucia N°03 is a lamp-system that combines a stroboscope featuring variable speed and intensity with a constant light operating in different brightness levels. Various experiences, including vivid perception of colour and form, disembodiment etc., are activated by the computer controlled interplay of these light sources. Lucia N°03 effects EEG wave patterns thus facilitating transcendental experiences that otherwise only occur in extreme situations, i.e. closeness to death, consumption of entheogenic drugs, etc., and subsequently generates the same positive after-effects.