Over €3M Raised for Charitable Causes with Refik Anadol Artwork and NFT Editions Commissioned by Mental Health Initiative MYND - a joint venture between wellbeing leader Therme Group and neuroscience pioneer MindMaze, powered by Impact One

Berlin, Germany | 5 August, 2022 - "Sense of Healing" broke auction record for the artist at €1.7M as the largest and first neurotherapeutic AI data sculpture to be produced using human brain data

The work was premiered at Aurora's "Evening of Discovery" in St Tropez
and auctioned at UNICEF x LuisaViaRoma Annual Gala in Capri

New works by new media artist Refik Anadol, commissioned by MYND, have been sold at auction raising more than €1.4M at Aurora Institute's inaugural "Evening of Discovery" event on July 23 in St Tropez and €1.7M at UNICEF x LuisaViaRoma's annual Summer Gala in Capri on July 30.

The auctioned works included a software-based sculpture titled "Sense of Healing: AI Data Sculpture" - the largest neurotherapeutic AI data sculpture ever produced and the first of this scale to use human brain data - plus a series of NFTs created out of the main work. Twelve NFTs were sold at Aurora Institute's Evening of Discovery for €120k each, raising more than €1.4M in proceeds that will benefit charitable mental health initiatives such as Klitschko and Kevin Love Fund. The AI data sculpture, "Sense of Healing", was sold at UNICEF's Summer Gala for a record-breaking €1.7M.

"Sense of Healing" marks the first iteration of an ongoing collaboration between new media artist Refik Anadol, Therme Art and MYND - the joint venture between neuroscience pioneer MindMaze, wellbeing industry leader Therme Group, and impact investment initiative Impact One. The collaboration reflects MYND's mission to increase mental health awareness and accessibility through art and cultural productions.

The work emerged from Refik Anadol Studio (RAS) Media Lab's decade-long investigation into the meditative and healing qualities of collectively experienced art, and was created utilising MindMaze's cutting-edge neurotechnology to interpret datasets of brain activities to create a multisensory immersive artwork that would promote mental health through art.

"Sense of Healing" was first presented at Aurora Institute's "Evening of Discovery" on July 23 as part of Therme Art's programming curated by IKONA Collection, along with a series of large-scale, experiential art commissions by Tino Sehgal, Jeppe Hein and DRIFT, as well as a live musical performance by Tinie Tempah.

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Refik Anadol
Refik Anadol (b. 1985, Istanbul, Turkey) is a media artist and pioneer in the aesthetics of machine intelligence, and the director of Refik Anadol Studio in Los Angeles. Anadol is also a lecturer and researcher for UCLA's Department of Design Media Arts from which he obtained his Master of Fine Arts. A leader in his field, and the first to use artificial intelligence in a public artwork, Anadol's site-specific audio/visual performances have been featured at iconic landmarks, museums and festivals worldwide, including Walt Disney Concert Hall, Hammer Museum, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Artechouse, The Centre Pompidou, Daejeon Museum of Art, Florence Biennale, Venice Architecture Biennale, Art Basel, among many others. refikanadol.com

MYND
MYND is a joint venture between wellbeing leader Therme Group and neuroscience pioneer MindMaze that integrates groundbreaking neuroscience technology into a holistic approach to wellbeing, to methodically redefine the role of preventive health in our culture and society. MYND adapts MindMaze's medical grade neurotechnology for application in architecture, design and arts projects, to create digital, multi-sensorial solutions that promote mental and physical wellbeing. myndcenters.com

Impact One
Impact One is an impact investment initiative that focuses on projects in innovation, infrastructure and culture to address human and environmental wellbeing, and provide a key driving force towards the achievement of the net zero economy and the Sustainable Development Goals. Using innovative urban infrastructure and technology, Impact One supports the development of social infrastructure in cities around the world as models of a health-promoting and climate-positive urban living. Impact One is devoted to promoting research, development and innovation in health and wellbeing. Impact.one

MindMaze
MindMaze is a global leader in brain technology with a mission to accelerate humanity's ability to recover, learn and adapt. With over a decade of work at the intersection of neuroscience, medicine and engineering powered by artificial intelligence; the company strives to create the universal platform of brain health and performance. Through its products the company is addressing some of the most challenging problems in neurology, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. MindMaze Labs is the company's R&D division tasked with bringing ground-breaking neuroscience to everyday life. Founded in 2012 by Tej Tadi, Ph.D., MindMaze's Chief Executive Officer, the Company has offices in Lausanne, Baltimore, London, Paris and Mumbai. mindmaze.com

Ikona Collection
Ikona Collection is an art collection and infrastructure to support the seed financing of early-stage art projects. Chaired by Simon de Pury, Ikona Collection curates a long-term lending library of the most relevant artworks of the late 20th and 21st century and acts as a patron of artistic production and artist development, playing a vital role in the validation and preservation of culture.

Therme Art
Therme Art is the cultural incubator of Therme Group. Responsible for the outreach to the creative communities, it curates forums between culture, science and society and works with internationally renowned artists and architects, as well as emerging talents, to commission and develop site-specific artistic projects that challenge the limitations of conventional exhibition spaces and redefine contemporary art viewing. Therme Art provides the resources and means required to fulfil artists' visions which cannot be realised in galleries or museums, regardless of their complexity, production, installation and long-term maintenance. therme.art

Therme Group
Therme Group is a leading global wellbeing provider designing, constructing and operating the world's largest wellbeing facilities. Its contemporary urban development proposition incorporates environmental concepts to re-integrate nature into everyday life. Therme Group's facilities combine its innovative sustainable technologies with human-oriented design. Drawing upon the tradition of ancient thermal baths, which were designed to be healing, social and egalitarian settings, Therme Group builds environments that nurture the mind and body for visitors of all ages and demographics, creating healthy and resilient communities. thermegroup.com

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