Author Archives: James Aldridge

Noticing Differently: Rivers, Bodies and Beavers

Over the last year or so I developed a PhD proposal and then applied for a studentship to fund my research. The proposal focuses on my Neuroqueer Ecologies research and applies that to human/beaver relationships, in the re-making of rivers, and within the context of climate and biodiversity crises. Put very simply, Neuroqueer Ecologies isContinue reading “Noticing Differently: Rivers, Bodies and Beavers”

Walking with… Artist Alys Scott-Hawkins

I begin my Pop-up Studio residency next week with the John Hansard Gallery in Southampton. I’m going to be exploring embodied experiences of the city’s blue spaces, alongside the Soundings exhibition from Emma Critchley. Ahead of my residency, on a recent visit to the gallery and Emma’s exhibition, I took a walk to some ofContinue reading “Walking with… Artist Alys Scott-Hawkins”

Walking with… Artist Feral Practice

It’s been quite a while since I’ve written one of these posts about a one-to-one walk and talk, two years in fact, the last one being with Artist Gemma Gore in December 2024. Others have featured collaborators such as Botanist Mark Spencer, writer Peter Reason, medical humanities researcher Catherine Lamont Robinson, and seasonal streams researcher/ecologistContinue reading “Walking with… Artist Feral Practice”

Creative River Walk with Norfolk Rivers Trust – Groundwork Gallery, Kings Lynn – 23rd November

On Saturday 23rd November between 1pm and 4pm I will be leading a river walk in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, with Tim Fisher from The Norfolk Rivers Trust. The walk is open to adults (16+) and older accompanied children (13+), and costs just £2.50 a ticket to cover the cost of materials. We will start andContinue reading “Creative River Walk with Norfolk Rivers Trust – Groundwork Gallery, Kings Lynn – 23rd November”

Ground Up Exhibition and Conference at Groundwork Gallery, Kings Lynn

After carrying out an extraction-themed residency this summer with Groundwork Gallery in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, focusing on wetlands and building on my Queer River research, I’m excited to be able to invite you along to Ground Up, the resulting exhibition. With 20 artists involved in this Summer’s residency, Ground Up will be the first of two exhibitions, with Ground Water,Continue reading “Ground Up Exhibition and Conference at Groundwork Gallery, Kings Lynn”

Installation Video Tour: Neuro/Queering Nature at Spud

Now that my Neuro/Queering Nature residency and exhibition at Spud in the New Forest has ended, I’ve put together a short (3 1/2 minutes) video tour of the show, for anyone that couldn’t make it along.

Meet the Artist event at Spud, New Forest – Monday 1st July

On Monday 1st July from 5 to 7pm I’ll be at spudWORKS, in the New Forest, at my Neuro/Queering Nature exhibition, sharing some background on the installation and the inspiration behind it.  It will be the last event of my residency – a celebration before the exhibition closes on Thursday 4th – and my first chance toContinue reading “Meet the Artist event at Spud, New Forest – Monday 1st July”

New Forest Reflections

I’ve written a couple of posts on my time with Spud in the New Forest this Spring, once before I started my residency, and again after a week spent there in March. But nothing since setting up my installation Neuro/Queering Nature. So this post fills in those gaps, and shares the exhibition with those ofContinue reading “New Forest Reflections”

Neuro/Queering Nature Exhibition – 13th June to 4th July

Running from 13th June to 4th July, Neuro/Queering Nature is an installation which draws together film, sound, drawing and found objects to share my experience of the New Forest’s wetlands, viewed through a queer, neurodivergent lens. The installation has developed through time spent at Spud this Spring as artist in residence. The exhibition brings togetherContinue reading “Neuro/Queering Nature Exhibition – 13th June to 4th July”