Investigating perception through sound, movement, and sensory attention.

Princeton Arts Fellowship

Work Statement

My proposed research at Princeton is a natural evolution of the works presented here. In (a)temporalities, I explored stillness, duration, and how rupture can activate deeper listening. These questions continue to inform my investigation of perception through sensory attention. Threshold of Resonance extends this inquiry through site-responsive performance, spatial sound, and my experience of single-sided deafness, asking how altered perception changes our relationship to the body and the spaces we inhabit. Finally, Sound Study Findings documents my developing participatory practice through photographs and reflections from guided vocal, listening, and somatic sessions. These responses offer insight into the varied ways people experience the same sonic environment. Together, the works trace a movement from performance toward shared sensory investigation. They form the foundation for my proposed somatic pedagogy, through which I hope to explore how attention, reflection, and artistic practice might become a shared language for perception and community.

(a)temporalities (2023)

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Threshold of Resonance (2025)

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Sound Study Findings (2025)

Dartmouth College IRB-Approved Pilot Study (n=15)

87%

(13/15 Participants)

reported physical relaxation & calm

“I feel so much better...just drifting.”

-Study Participant

“I definitely feel very relaxed. Like a blank slate.”

-Study Participant

73%

(11/15 Participants)

reported quieter thoughts

“There’s like an undercurrent throughout a lot of my days, and now I feel...like I’ve been able to let go of that.”

-Study Participant

“It almost feels like my thoughts... were all accordion...and this kind of let me stretch it out. It was just one thought at a time...Which is really nice.”

-Study Participant

67%

(10/15 Participants)

reported interoception / somatic awareness

“I have an awareness of a body that I don’t normally have sometimes.”

-Study Participant

“Way more in my body.”

-Study Participant

Charles Peoples III

Interdisciplinary Artist & Somatic Practitioner