This past week has felt like a meaningful reminder of the responsibility and privilege that comes with shaping culture and contributing to the wider world.
Being named by @artcube as one of the 10 individuals shaping the art world today with @withoutshapewithoutform is something I receive with deep gratitude, and a sense of responsibility to continue learning, listening, and building with care.
From attending the opening of the new and hopeful V&A East, to an invitation to 10 Downing Street, to a thoughtful dinner by @jpads91 called ‘Is This Seat Taken’, where new connections, friends and conversations reminded me of the importance of shared space and dialogue.
I was also thrilled to be on the selection committee for the Venice Architectural Biennale 2027, alongside an extraordinary group of thinkers and practitioners. The announcement of the team felt like a moment that reflects a broader collective effort to shape how we imagine and build the world ahead. Looking forward supporting their journey @guan_lee_@idk_office@mariaemclintock@benswabyselig
Feeling grateful for the trust, the people, and the ongoing conversations that continue to expand what feels possible.
For 90 minutes, the room gathered around a single thread - SIMRAN. Not as performance, but as practice. As a tool. As a way to connect to oneself.
The audience didn’t simply watch. They entered the field of listening - repeating, responding, becoming part of the unfolding.
What emerged was Total Response: a space where sound, voice, and presence met in one shared practice.
Deep gratitude to the artists who stepped into the moment:
Carlos Niño
Surya Botofasina
Austin Williamson
Michael Alvidrez
with
Ishmael Butler
Angel Bat Dawid
and @koi_unnamed , guiding and voicing Simran.
Sound engineering by Benjamin Tierney
TOTAL RESPONSE
by Nirbhai (Nep) Singh Sidhu
and without SHAPE without FORM in collaboration with the Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College.
This moment continues to echo forward, helping shape Awakened by the Unstruck - opening September 2027 at the Wellin.
What does it take to hone your artistic discipline?
Ahead of their performance in New York, Ishmael Butler of @shabazzpalaces and @nepsidhu join @iamdeepkailey in conversation to reflect on what it means to commit fully to an artistic practice.
Exploring their creative connection, they discuss the compulsion to create, and the passion, discipline and repetition required to continuously evolve their work and themselves.
Ish is a Grammy-winning musician and pioneer (Digable Planets, Shabazz Palaces), celebrated for his experimental approach to sonic architecture. Nirbhai (nep) Singh Sidhu is an interdisciplinary practitioner whose work explores the metaphysics of form and spatial rhythm within community. Together, they reflect a deep commitment to artistic growth, experimentation and the continual evolution of creative practice.
Full episode available now. Link in bio.
#podcast
📍 UK | REFLECTIONS – SANGAT AND THE SELF
Over the past months, REFLECTIONS – SANGAT AND THE SELF has become a calming space for conversation, contemplation and shared experience.
Now entering its final weeks in Slough, this is the last opportunity to experience the exhibition before it closes on 30 May.
Thank you to everyone who has spent time with the work, shared reflections and helped shape this journey.
Photos by @stuart_____w
REFLECTIONS – SANGAT AND THE SELF
Until 30 May 2026
without SHAPE without FORM HQ, Slough
FREE and OPEN TO ALL
‘Doing Simran is a win-win situation…’
THE (UN)LEARN PODCAST
Watch the full podcast from our website (in PODCAST), link in bio 🔗
#podcast #mentalhealth #motivation
Is true creative freedom shaped by discipline?
Ahead of their performance, TOTAL RESPONSE, in New York, Carlos Niño and @nepsidhu join @iamdeepkailey to explore the rigorous yet joyful practice of creative expression. They discuss Simran and the responsibility of sharing it with care and integrity.
Exploring their artistic connection, they reflect on the freedom found in “just doing,” where creation becomes a boundaryless act.
Carlos Niño is an internationally renowned percussionist, producer, and composer known for his collaborative approach to spiritual jazz and ambient music (also the concerts Music Director). Nirbhai (nep) Singh Sidhu is an interdisciplinary practitioner whose work explores the metaphysics of form and spatial rhythm. In collaboration with without SHAPE without FORM and other artists, a space was created where sound, voice and presence came together through Simran.
Full episode available now. Link in bio.
‘When you are free of the shackles of thoughts, that’s when you’ll get a taste of true freedom…’
To find out more about Simran, a tool to eliminate thoughts - visit our website link in bio 🔗
You’re invited to a conversation on how art can help us better understand ourselves and the world around us.
Join Deep K Kailey and Dominik Czechowski as they explore the work of Jasmir Creed, whose paintings reflect on identity, alienation and the space between personal and collective healing.
🗓 11 Apr 2026
⏰ 11:30-12:30pm
📍 without SHAPE without FORM HQ, Slough
🎟 Free and open to the public
This talk offers a chance to: • Gain insight into contemporary artistic practice • Reflect on themes of identity and belonging • Engage in a live discussion with curators
Followed by Q&A and refreshments
Can’t join us in person? Join us live online via YouTube or Instagram.
🔗 Link in bio
‘PARK LIFE’
2022
Jasmir Creed @jasmir_creed_artist
