Introduction

I am an artistic researcher, educator, translator and clinical hypnotherapist. Through these practices, I explore how language and consciousness can open new possibilities for thought, creativity, and transformation.

Practice

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Artistic Research

Dreaming the world into being through creative practice.

Transpoiesis →
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Teaching

Developing habits of learning, critical thinking and inquiry that broaden participation in life.

Teaching & CV →
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Editorial & Translation

Bringing texts into dialogue across languages, cultures, and forms

Saccades →
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Clinical Hypnotherapy

Using the mind to facilitate personal transformation.

Second Sight →

Current work

Poetics of Healing

An ongoing inquiry into the intersection of poetics, therapeutic practice, and consciousness, examining how language and imagination contribute to psychological transformation.

Saccades

An editorial project exploring the translative arts as a creative process through which languages, artistic practices, and ways of knowing encounter one another.

Biography

Sean Negus is a transdisciplinary artist, educator, translator, editor, researcher, and clinical hypnotherapist based in Oakland, California. His work investigates how language and consciousness shape creativity and transformation across artistic, educational, and therapeutic contexts.

His artistic practice spans multiple disciplines. Alongside this work, he teaches writing, literature, and critical studies in higher education, translates contemporary Brazilian and Portuguese literature, and develops editorial projects that foster dialogue across languages, disciplines, and cultures. His current research explores the intersections of poetics and therapeutic practice, examining how language and imagination transform human experience.

Sean holds two graduate degrees and has taught at colleges and universities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. His work has been supported by artist residencies, exhibitions, publications, and interdisciplinary collaborations in the United States and internationally.

Contact

general inquiries: seannegus@gmail.com | artistic work: transpoiesis.com | hypnotherapy: secondsighthypnosis.com