00:25:40 Judith Vaughan: I wrote a short story which I told at a family gathering. The story was in the form of a journey fable - its themes and messages implicit through metaphor and symbol. I wrote the story and told it in response to a call for expressions of sharing to celebrate the joint birthdays of two of my uncles. There were many artistic expressions offered at the party - dance, poems, comic sketches and so on. My fable was a way of expressing things that have been unsayable in our family for several generations - traumas and losses which have solidified as taboo, shame and exile. This sounds like a pretty heavy ‘gift’ for a family celebration and it felt like a great risk as I created it. But the experience - particularly the telling - in a circle amongst several generations of my family, seemed to manifest a catharsis, a group healing and a bringing together. It remains one of the most powerful, liberating and expansive experiences of my adult life. 00:30:52 Hannah: I had a spiritual experience seeing a Grayson Perry exhibition that I would like to speak briefly about 00:40:14 bryn: I’m a full time performer and absolutely relate to the passion you both express so eloquently. 00:44:59 Vijaya: Is it prosody that links text on a page to performance and art? 00:52:30 Mark Downey: As a voice, speech and presence coach I am trying to articulate to my clients how important it is to have the body, breath and voice energised and how raising the standard of speech to meet the weight of these times we are in communicating via video as we are missing so many of the r hemispheric cues. Any thoughts Iain on how to engage r hemisphere more in this unnatural medium? 00:55:57 James: does art cut through the left brain and open up the right in some way ? 00:59:32 Janet Von Anrep: I’d like to share how I find my creative work such a contrast to former structured work life 01:00:53 Gus Linton: I’d like to know Iain’s thought son why Islam does not get more attention? Islam is deeply mystical and highly practical at the same time. I think some reasons behind its relative exclusion are: 1) age old prejudices; 2) contemporary disinformation; and 3) the total commitment required, i.e. one may dabble in most other religions, but Islam requires a total commitment. Any other thoughts on why the second largest religion is not more present in the West? 01:07:39 SUSAN's iPad: Is beauty the experience of wonder and awe and therefore always going to be unique to the person doing the experience 01:12:25 Victoria Norton: Thanks for a fascinating discussion! 01:12:41 Brendan McCann: thank you everyone 01:13:00 Janet Von Anrep: Brilliant thank you 01:13:04 Guy Clark: Thank you