Ripples of Smiles

This digital artwork is comprised of many smiles kindly donated by people. It serves to demonstrate how new research has shown that kindness has a reproductive value of five - which means if one person smiles then five others find themselves each smiling at five more, and each of these go on to smile at five more. Very soon we have ripples of smiles propagating outwards into society just like a pebble falling into a pond.

The artwork uses over 80 donated kind smiles from all types of people to suggest this notion of ripples.

Note: *The effect weakens after three degrees of social separation, so we need to start the ripples off again.

The artist urges us to “Keep practicing and repeating acts of kindness, to keep topping the wonderful effects of kindness to our body, which also make us happier.”

‘Ripples of Smiles, [Reproduction value=5]’, Medium: Digital photograph on Di-bond Dimensions: 80 x 80 cm

*Thank you to all those who donated their smiles

Ink & Watercolour

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Medium: Ink and Watercolour on Hotpress watercolour paper

Dimensions: 27 x 21 cm

‘It all starts in the brain’, Medium: Ink and Watercolour on Hotpress watercolour paper, Dimensions: 27 x 21 cm

‘Kindness is good for the heart’, Medium: Ink and Watercolour on Hot-press watercolour paper, Dimensions: 27 x 21 cm

‘Cocktail of happy hormones’, Medium: Ink and Watercolour on Hot-press watercolour paper, Dimensions: 27 x 21 cm