Warmheartedness is a collaboration between Nous Alpha (featuring Gareth Jones and Christopher Bono) and the Mind & Life Institute, co-founded by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and neuroscientist Francisco Varela. This project draws on His Holiness's teachings on compassion, non-violence, and the shared challenges of our global community, captured during the 2022 Mind and Life Summit in Dharamsala, India. Given the urgency of the Dalai Lama's message amidst current global crises, this project carries an immense sense of inspiration and significance.

The installation is designed as an immersive four-screen experience, creating a 360-degree audio-visual environment that surrounds the audience. This format allows for a deeply engaging presentation of both the Dalai Lama's teachings and the accompanying artistry.

For this project, I created a seven-minute animated sequence in 16K resolution, designed to convey the passage of time within a serene, minimal environment. The visuals were intentionally understated, encouraging the viewer to focus more closely on the accompanying audio.

Selected stills from key moments in the animation, along with materials from the planning stages, are included below. The full piece is not hosted here due to its large file size.