Bipolar Scotland Conference 2025
During the Bipolar Scotland conference, held in Edinburgh, in October 2025, we held some exhibitions of the work being done by our HELIOS-BD LEAP and the AMBIENT-BD LEAP.
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The HELIOS-BD exhibition consisted of several animations illustrating how individuals with bipolar disorder see light. We explored how individuals with bipolar disorder see and interact with light during different seasons and during different mood states.
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Our HELIOS-BD LEAP also provided their own words and voices to amplify the messages of the animations.
ISBD Symposium 2024
We presented an "Experts by Experience" symposium at the International Society of Bipolar Disorders conference in Reykjavik, Iceland.
The symposium was chaired by Prof. Daniel Smith with presentations from Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) members Nomhle Nhlapo, Michael Belanger and PPIE workstream lead Dr. Iain Campbell. The symposium shared our AI-Art LEAP work from Helios-BD carried out by Dr. Campbell and Dr. Amy Ferguson in collaboration with our HELIOS-BD LEAP and Bipolar Scotland.
The video below contains the slides from our Helios-BD Presentation.
Our Exhibitions
Exhibit 1: NHS Research Scotland Conference
These pieces of AI-generated art depict the inner experience of people living with Bipolar Disorder. These were exhibited at the NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting in October 2023.
Exhibit 2: Light and Mood
These pieces of AI-generated art depict the experience of light during different mood states in Bipolar Disorder. These images were generated from short text descriptions provided by the HELIOS-BD Lived Experience Advisory Panel.
Exhibit 3: Seasonality of Symptoms
These pieces of AI-generated art depict the shifts in mood, and possibly light and colour perception, experienced by people with Bipolar Disorder as the seasons change. These images were generated from short text descriptions provided by the HELIOS-BD Lived Experience Advisory Panel.