Guido Luciani 3/19/25 Guido Luciani 3/19/25

about finding the right words

“ONE DAY I WILL FIND THE RIGHT WORDS, AND THEY WILL BE SIMPLE.” – Jack Kerouac

“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” – Jack Kerouac

Guido Luciani 3/7/25 Guido Luciani 3/7/25

the bare character

Before we engage in a truthful connection with others we must reach some sort of self-collectedness state or BARE STATE by clearing the paths of communication of any obstructions created by our brains.

“The actor who, in this special process of discipline and self-sacrifice, self-penetration and moulding, is not afraid to go beyond all normally acceptable limits, attains a kind of inner harmony and peace of mind. He literally becomes much sounder in mind and body, and his way of life is more normal than that of an actor in the rich theatre.” - Jerzy Grotowski

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THE BARE CHARACTER - EXPOSING OUR TRUE SELF

Early in my career I discovered that unless I cleared the paths of connection from any preconceived ideas, feelings, intentions … and achieve what I call the Bare Character or Bare State of mind, I would be blind and unable to find the Points of Connection with others. Actors call it “being in the moment”, I call it “exposing our true self”. - Guido Luciani

GROTOWSKI’S HOLY ACTOR

“Ours is not a deductive method of collecting skills. Here everything is concentrated on the “ripening” of the actor which is expressed by a tension towards the extreme, by a complete stripping down, by the laying bare of one’s own intimity - all this without the least trace of egotism or self-enjoyment. The actor makes a total gift of himself. This is a technique of the “trance” and of the integration of all the actor’s psychic and bodily powers which emerge from the most intimate layers of his being and his instinct, springing forth in a sort of “trans-lumination. - Jerzy Grotowski

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SENSORY-SOMATIC EXPLORATIONS

The Bare Character: Energy Focusing Rituals

SENSORY-SOMATIC EXPLORATIONS

Short version of the Bare Character or Bare State Ritual

SENSORY-SOMATIC EXPLORATIONS

The Bare Character: The Energy Flow

SENSORY-SOMATIC EXPLORATIONS

The Bare Character or Bare State process is taken to another level in the creative expression

SENSORY-SOMATIC EXPLORATIONS

Guido Luciani 3/6/25 Guido Luciani 3/6/25

test for the ACS top banner thought

“THIS IS THE EXCERPT BECAUSE I THINK THIS GIVES ME MORE CONTROL ON FORMAT”

This is the thought of the day

Guido Luciani 3/5/25 Guido Luciani 3/5/25

the smell of books

Somewhere in my sensory memories of the smell of old books, there’s this ”indescribable feeling” I share with others - a “point of connection” with them.

“A day had already past but just recalling the explosion of flavors in my mouth from the garlic pork chop I had made me want to scream as loud as I could - the energy was just too strong to just talk about it.” - Guido Luciani

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sensory memory and the points of connection

SENSORY MEMORIES AND THE POINTS OF CONNECTION

I believe that our “collective experience” - shared emotions, sensations and information essential in establishing “the points of connection” between people are, for the most part, sensory memories rather than new sensory processes. The information registered in our brains usually is far richer than the mere reaction to the stimuli. The smell of old books transports me to the time when I had a large collection of theater books, my beginnings in the theater and more importantly, to the person I was then. Somewhere in those memories there’s a - most of the time - ”indescribable feeling” which is “familiar” to many of us - a point of connection.

the vomeronasal sense and the virtual connections

THE VOMERONASAL SENSE AND THE POINTS OF CONNECTION

In addition to touch, hearing, sight, taste and smell and the additional two senses attributed to humans: proprioception (kinesthetic) and vestibular (balance) senses, I believe that the vomeronasal sense - which is present in newborn humans - is still active in some adults and it’s not limited to the perception of pheromones. Whether or not my hypothesis about the eight senses is scientifically accurate is of no importance for this proposal. What matters is exploring the link between the senses directly involved in a virtual connection (sight and hearing) and the sensory memories that could help us “evoke” the other senses. I’m particularly curious about the vomeronasal sense because I believe this to be my “super-sense” … a sense highly developed in me which provides me with an unique perspective of things.

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EXPLORING THE ENERGY

Listening to The Silence

EXPLORING THE ENERGY

Essential Oils and Incense … a Virtual Exploration

EXPLORING THE ENERGY

Guido Luciani 2/12/25 Guido Luciani 2/12/25

it’s about the energy and not the actual events

Looking at some photos of “windows” … I thought about Window Peeping and the real stories from NYC that inspired me to create this series of videos but … while the actual events are seductive and entertaining to say the least … I no longer live in NYC and these videos are not about the what I saw but about how I felt. I want to recreate the collective energy of the city and initiate a voyeur/exhibitionist "exchange of energy" through an intimate virtual connection with the audience.

Guido Luciani 3/23/24 Guido Luciani 3/23/24

the silver wolf’s reflection

“I looked at my reflection on a puddle of my own sweat and noticed that my body was now big, strong, beautiful and covered in a glowing silver fur.”

"I looked at my reflection on a puddle of my own sweat and noticed that my body was now big, strong, beautiful and covered in glowing silver fur."