Deep Creativity Artefacts Archive – Part 4

Field notes, process artefacts, and lived artistic research by Ryan BoARD

A living archive of Deep Creativity. Part 4 documents early artefacts, images, and notes from the project’s method-actor immersion across Zürich, barns, studios, and digital spaces.

Main project page: Deep Creativity: Diving into the Ontology of Creativity↗

Main project Press Release (PDF)↗

Part 4 Contents:

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Instagram Post 150125 - Balls and intuition

Instagram Post 160125 - The cultural collective is a straitjacket

Instagram Carousel 170125 - Shooting ‘ReAWAKENING CREATIVITY’

Instagram Carousel 180125 - Imagination is the workshop of creation

Instagram Reel 200125 - Reawakening creative superpowers (Athens)

Instagram Carousel 220125 - Creativity is a rare superpower (Athens)

Instagram Carousel 250125 - Recognise your rarity

Instagram Post 250125 - Insecurities, old skeletons, and my own preconceptions…

Instagram Carousel 270125 - AUTHENTICITY IS THE GLUE

Instagram Carousel 280125 - RE-AWAKENING CREATIVITY starts here

Instagram Carousel 290125 - Thank you Athens

Instagram Reel 010225 - We’ve raised generations of expert processors…


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DECADES OF DIGITAL CONSUMPTION


Would you waste another decade lost in the shallow waters of what culture tells you creativity is, if you glimpsed the true potential of your power? To be truly creative, we must dive deep into our ancient instincts and intuitions. For the last few decades, digital consumption, the commodification of the ‘art world,’ and tacit consumerism have distorted our understanding of what it means to ‘create’ and be a ‘creative’ being. But this endless flood of ‘culture’ keeps us tinkering, dithering and paddling in the shallows...

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Balls and intuition


A chance opportunity to reacquaint myself with my whiteboard skills… While the joy is working with creatives, a magic convo yesterday reminded me of my equally important drive to start this journey… From my experience of working with bluechips and corporations, I know that my gift is of profound value to the executives and decision-makers out there… Those who are so close to effecting meaningful change, if only they had the balls and intuition to explore their deepest potential!

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The cultural collective is a straitjacket


I know this ruffles feathers. I know some people love the word ‘culture’… but the truth is, historical ideals and other people’s ideas-museumed by the unimaginative classes-only serve to box in, squish, and suppress our full potential to explore and express ourselves creatively.This from Jungian analyst Angeliki Yiassemides, encapsulates this beautifully. Thank you, @yiassemides.a

Shooting ‘ReAWAKENING CREATIVITY’ Athens


Sneak peak… Day shooting ‘ReAWAKENING CREATIVITY’ in the stunning Athens! The first of many online courses-a deep dive into the fundamentals of what it means to be a creative spirit and to reboot one’s deep creative potential. Been absolutely buzzing to share this… MASSIVE THANK YOU to my supporters for getting me here…

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Imagination is the workshop of creation


Imagination is the gift… the most versatile, powerful, yet mysterious of them all… But for us creatives, skipping along, producing stuff over and over on auto-pilot isn’t always the way… It’s easy to forget when all we see is the making… Imagine stuff, yes DO stuff, but recognise that the trend to ‘produce’ stuff is merely the force of a material world… and not necessarily a force from within.

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Reawakening creative superpowers (Athens)


Here’s another sneak peek of Reawakening Creativity-a two-week course (currently being filmed in Athens) for seasoned creatives ready to reconnect with their deeper creative existence This course explores ten fundamental subjects that underpin life as a true creative-profound insights that aren’t taught in art schools. This clip is from ‘Superpowers’, a theme that will completely shift your perspective on what it means to be a rare species: a true creative. It’s about recognising the immense value and energy you, as a divergent thinker, bring to the wider world. Reawakening Creativity is a journey to reignite your instincts and launch you into the next chapter of your creative life.

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Creativity is a rare superpower (Athens)


If you’re a seasoned artist or creative who’s lost the spark, vision, or depth of imagination that once excited you, trust me-you’re not alone. Reawakening Creativity is the antidote. It’s a journey to detangle and redefine your understanding of the creative superpower within you, reconnecting it to everything you do-but with unimaginable depth. ‘Superpowers’ is just one of 10 profound subjects we’ll explore over two weeks, alongside countless other themes designed to rebuild a more complete picture of what makes you such a rare and powerful species.

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Recognise your rarity


Detangle and redefine your understanding of the creative superpower within you, and reconnect it to everything you do-but with unimaginable depth. If you’ve lost the spark, vision, or depth of imagination that once excited you, this is your antidote.

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Insecurities, old skeletons, and my own preconceptions…


Two weeks on autopilot-filming, watching, editing myself-I lost sight of one truth: deep reflection was inevitable. Insecurities, old skeletons, and my own preconceptions of what’s ‘good enough’ have been swirling around as I create this debut course. It’s become my own reawakening, in a way. Deeper still, every subject in this course feels eerily connected to the tremors we creatives face over time: Intuition, Spirit, Comforts, Process, Authenticity, and Journey to name a few…So in a strange twisted hall of mirrors moment, I find myself listening to my words and wisdom as I navigate this mini journey.

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AUTHENTICITY IS THE GLUE


In a world full of noise and external influences, staying true to yourself is the ultimate act of self-care. Protect it, nurture it, and let it guide your creative journey. Take a moment to reflect and reconnect with your true essence. When we honor who we truly are, we unlock a profound creative power that no one else can replicate.

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RE-AWAKENING CREATIVITY starts here


For seasoned creatives who’ve lost their spark, this course is your antidote. Over two transformative weeks, we’ll explore 10 profound themes designed to untangle, redefine, and reconnect you with your creative instincts.

This isn’t about learning how to create-it’s about rediscovering why.

Image shows artist Ryan Board standing before pink graffiti heart artwork in Athens

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Thank you, Athens 


What a kind city!

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We’ve raised generations of expert processors…


We’ve raised generations of expert processors, including ourselves-but at what cost? We were all born with limitless creative instincts-play, curiosity, and self-expression. But instead of nurturing these, we bombard ourselves with information to process, not ideas to create. From an early age, our minds are overloaded, our ability to express ourselves on our own terms eroded, and for most, our primal creative instincts dulled. Those of us who still identify as 'creatives' are becoming a rare species. And if we look at ourselves as adults, we see the impact. Our own creative magic has been buried and suppressed in the same way. But here’s the thing is reversible. Creativity isn’t lost, it’s waiting to be reawakened.