Eileen Hall is a Scottish-Ecuadorian creative director, artist, and advocate whose work spans the worlds of art, consciousness and environmental regeneration. Her creative practice blends watercolours and digital techniques to craft intricate visual landscapes inspired by nature, meditation, and the inner workings of the mind.
Alongside her artistic pursuits, Eileen is deeply committed to the protection of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest and other biodiverse regions. As a founding director of the newly established Sustainable Development Fund for Ecuador, she promotes ecological regeneration and the exploration of new governance and economic systems for a more sustainable future.
Eileen’s artistic practice bridges music, nature, consciousness, and psychedelics into immersive visual landscapes. Drawing from her long term meditation practice, love of music, and the wild beauty of both Ecuador and Scotland, she creates artwork that reflects the inner workings of the mind. Her distinctive style often combines traditional watercolour techniques with digital enhancement, resulting in evocative imagery that seeks to inspire healing, calm, and stillness, supporting others on their inner journeys.
At the heart of her practice is a profound interest in consciousness — its nature, its mysteries, and its potential for transformation. This exploration is both personal and intellectual, as Eileen integrates ongoing research on consciousness into her artistic process, producing works that invite reflection and introspection.
Her art was notably featured as the album cover for Jon Hopkin’s Music for Psychedelic Therapy in 2022 and most recently as the cover for the music album Allow by Robot Koch.
Beyond her artistic pursuits, Eileen is a dedicated advocate for the protection of Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest and its rich biodiversity. She works with a number of organisations to support regeneration and conservation efforts, including as founding director of the newly established Sustainable Development Fund in Ecuador. Her broader mission is to explore how systems change, new governance models, and regenerative economic structures can contribute to ecological protection.
She is particularly passionate about how shifts in culture, consciousness, and the arts can help catalyze meaningful action on climate change and move society toward a more regenerative future.
Through her art, advocacy, and creative direction, Eileen aims to contribute to a deeper connection with nature, a heightened awareness of consciousness, and a more harmonious relationship with the planet.
Colloquium Presentation: 31 January 2025 speaking in person (Sir Henry Wellcome Building G17 3.30-5pm)
Creativity & Psychedelics
Abstract
In this talk, Eileen explores the profound interplay between psychedelics, consciousness, and the creative process. Drawing on her visual artwork — including her collaborations with world-renowned musicians Jon Hopkins (Music for Psychedelic Therapy) and Robot Koch (Allow) — Eileen offers an intimate look at how altered states of consciousness can inspire and inform artistic expression.
Through a blend of personal reflections, artistic insights, and visual storytelling, she will share how her meditation practice and enquiries into the nature of consciousness have shaped her approach to creativity. The talk will also highlight the growing relationship between psychedelic research and the arts, examining how these fields are influencing one another in ways that could shape the future of both.
Along the way, Eileen I will offer perspectives on the role of music in the psychedelic experience, how it functions as a bridge between inner and outer worlds, and its impact on visual art. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a Q&A, exploring themes of transformation, healing, and the emerging potential for psychedelics, art, and music to play a role in our collective shift toward a more regenerative future