ART IN THE MANDRAKE
Art is at the forefront of the Mandrake's philosophy with a unique collection, carefully curated over many years and continually evolving. Our interactive Artist in Residence programme will feature emerging and established artists and performers, making your stay at the Mandrake a lasting and enriching experience.
The gestation, conception and creation of The Mandrake has gone hand in hand with the acquisition and commissioning of artwork that expresses the spirit of the hotel. Works are provocative, sensual, exotic, beautiful, fun and sometimes even dark, but always creative. Each and every piece has been sourced for the specific area it occupies. Where the perfect work has not been found, artists have been commissioned to work closely with the space and ethos of the hotel to create a new piece. In this way, these artists become permanently connected with the soul of the hotel.
The gestation, conception and creation of The Mandrake has gone hand in hand with the acquisition and commissioning of artwork that expresses the spirit of the hotel. Works are provocative, sensual, exotic, beautiful, fun and sometimes even dark, but always creative. Each and every piece has been sourced for the specific area it occupies. Where the perfect work has not been found, artists have been commissioned to work closely with the space and ethos of the hotel to create a new piece. In this way, these artists become permanently connected with the soul of the hotel.
OUR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME
The Mandrake pulsates with creativity, passion, and expression. More than a luxurious hotel with a constantly evolving curated art on display, The Mandrake in Fitzrovia, regularly hosts emerging and established artists and performers, for interactive sessions that truly feed into the hotel’s ‘stay beyond yourself’ philosophy.
The Mandrake’s Artist in Residence programme (AiR) strives to provide an interactive playground, where artist and visitor interact in the hotel’s exquisitely designed spaces to create original, unique, provocative, and live works of art. Hotel guests and visitors witness close-hand the creative process of our artists and are often part of the work itself, becoming an essential element of the photo, tattoo, painting, mural, or music that is created.
With this in mind we invite each Artist to collaborate with us and immerse themselves in The Mandrake
and to take up residency in Studio 5.
The Mandrake’s Artist in Residence programme (AiR) strives to provide an interactive playground, where artist and visitor interact in the hotel’s exquisitely designed spaces to create original, unique, provocative, and live works of art. Hotel guests and visitors witness close-hand the creative process of our artists and are often part of the work itself, becoming an essential element of the photo, tattoo, painting, mural, or music that is created.
With this in mind we invite each Artist to collaborate with us and immerse themselves in The Mandrake
and to take up residency in Studio 5.
SPIRITUAL WELLBEING
The Mandrake, we not only welcomed guests from every corner of the globe, but have also built a unique, eclectic spiritual wellbeing offering here in the heart of London. This program has been curated to inspire you in trying new experiences with us and to keep nourishing your spirit, as much as your mind and body.
From Crystal Bowl Meditations, Weekly Gong Baths, Cacao Ceremonies, Full Moon Gong Baths, Sonic Enchantment, Lomi Lomi temple bodywork and more, we have found the finest guides for incredible sensory experiences. We have an answer to whatever your soul needs, as we believe every soul is different.
Sound healing is an ancient practice, one which is used to guide people into a state of deep relaxation and peace. Various musical instruments, including gongs, crystal bowls, conches and tibetan bowls are played to put the mind into alpha and then theta brainwave rhythm, this enables the mind to expand consciousness and go into a dream like state. This deeply meditative place enables healing on not only an emotional level, but also cellular, with the sound vibrations and the frequencies bathing every cell of the body to give a ‘sonic massage’. Participants end the session relaxed, rejuvenated and sometimes having a deeply transformative experience.
From Crystal Bowl Meditations, Weekly Gong Baths, Cacao Ceremonies, Full Moon Gong Baths, Sonic Enchantment, Lomi Lomi temple bodywork and more, we have found the finest guides for incredible sensory experiences. We have an answer to whatever your soul needs, as we believe every soul is different.
Sound healing is an ancient practice, one which is used to guide people into a state of deep relaxation and peace. Various musical instruments, including gongs, crystal bowls, conches and tibetan bowls are played to put the mind into alpha and then theta brainwave rhythm, this enables the mind to expand consciousness and go into a dream like state. This deeply meditative place enables healing on not only an emotional level, but also cellular, with the sound vibrations and the frequencies bathing every cell of the body to give a ‘sonic massage’. Participants end the session relaxed, rejuvenated and sometimes having a deeply transformative experience.
THE MANDRAKE LIBRARY
The library at The Mandrake is a collection of arts, photography, fashion, design and literature books curated specially for the hotel, featuring a selection of monographs on artists whose works are represented in the building. These figures include Jonas Burgert, Francesco Clemente, Marius Bercea and Francis Bacon. Guests are always welcome to borrow and immerse themselves in this eclectic array of beautiful editions for the duration of their stay.
Below is a selection of works, artists and writers appearing in the library at The Mandrake:
Below is a selection of works, artists and writers appearing in the library at The Mandrake:
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Blossom, Thomas Demand & Ben Lerner
In Between, Guy Bourdin Emblems of Transformation, Francesco Clemente Lux et Noir, Bill Henson Tales from the Jazz Age, F.Scott Fitzgerald Please Return Polaroids, Miles Aldridge South and West, Joan Didion Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales Obsession, Bob Carlos Clarke Beauty's Nothing, Nadav Kander Madonna 66, Richard Corman Smoke, John Berger The New Yorker Book of the 60s Mapplethorpe Flora, Robert Mapplethorpe Le Grand, Le Corbusier Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov Lotsucht / Scandagliodipendenza, Jonas Burgert Gentlemen, Karen Knorr Fire Island Pines, Tom Bianchi |
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