Bolus:
First, the IV cannula is inserted in the vein — this can be done on the hand, wrist, or inside of the elbow, ideally, on the left hand. The saline is flushed through to prime the IV, the ketamine is then mixed with saline and placed into a syringe, which is placed into the infusion pump. A slow but steady infusion of the medication begins, 85 MG over the course of one hour. After approximately ten minutes, the patient receives a bolus of 10 MG of ketamine directly into the IV. This ensures a dissociative episode for the patient.
Bio:
Andrea Khôra is an artist and researcher based in London. Her practice seeks to comprehend the malleability of reality on personal and societal scales. As a PhD researcher in the Art Department at Goldsmiths, her practice-led project examines expanded consciousness and maps its intersection with hegemonic institutions, in particular, what is birthed from their tensions. Sites of interest include CIA parascience experiments in the Cold War, early internet utopian histories, and psychedelic countercultures of the 1970s, as well as the artist’s own experience within medical psychedelic therapy.