Representation and Narrative in Popular Two-Dimensional Animation: A Critical and Practical Investigation.

by Natalie Dekel. Can self-observation of an artist/researcher on her work stand as an academic tool of investigation? I would argue that the process of moving from theoretical analysis to practical exploration of one’s own art work can challenge and enriche any academic research, and can establish better notion of author­ship. I have conducted a research where the topic of hand-drawn...

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Engaged practice and authorship: Inquiry into the process of animation filmmaking as a practitioner and critical researcher.

by Natalie Dekel. I would argue that artistic ‘information’ is rushing through one’s body and mind, driving one to express in animated language of symbols and images what is ultimately a personal interpretation of subjective authorial nature. My research aims to explore this sense of authorship through my own artistic practice, by observing my experience as an animator in the...

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‘Stepping into Oneself’ – Guided visualisation, with Gil Dekel.

To help you draw inwardly, and meet your own special guide who will come with a message for you… A guided visualisation with Reiki Master and visionary artist Gil Dekel,...

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‘Please Tell Me’ – Guided Meditation to meet your own guides, with Natalie Dekel.

What lies inside our imagination?… healing forces that can help you meet your own spiritual...

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Re-Birth Meditation – with Natalie Dekel.

Parts 1 and 2: Re-Birth Meditation to remove the external layers and see what lies within ...

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Tree Meditation – with Natalie Dekel.

Parts 1 and 2: Connecting the sky and the earth with the tree of life (which is you)… Tree guided meditation, with Natalie Dekel,...

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Seas of Consciousness – Guided meditation for relaxation, with Natalie Dekel.

Join us in a journey to the most remarkable place – The Seas of inner Consciousness. Led by Reiki Master and Visionary Artist, Natalie Dekel, MPhil. Further guided meditations (live stream...

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The Bubble Meditation – with Natalie Dekel.

Follow this soothing voice in a guided meditation into endless bubbles of relaxation. The Bubble Meditation with Reiki Master and visionary artist, Natalie Dekel,...

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‘A Touch of Heaven’ – Guided mediation for relaxation, with Natalie Dekel.

Why meditation? Every day I wake up with the question: what awaits me today? and is it all worth it? To find an answer I look up to nature: I notice the birds singing in the morning, the trees dancing in the wind, and the first daffodils coming out. Perhaps the answer is just to live every moment fully as if it is the only moment that ever exists? But how can we live ‘every moment...

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