Robert Pepperell

Robert Pepperell, PhD is a Research Professor at Cardiff Metropolitan University, where he leads a multidisciplinary research team. An artist and theorist trained at the Slade School of Art, his research investigates the nature of consciousness and visual perception through the intersection of art, philosophy, and science. He is noted for his influential book The Posthuman Condition: Consciousness Beyond the Brain (1995) and his recent publication What Matter Feels: Consciousness, Energy and Physics (2024), which proposes an energy-centric framework for explaining mind-matter relations. His artwork has been exhibited internationally at venues including Ars Electronica and the Barbican Gallery.