I set up Queer River five years ago in 2020, as we emerged from lockdown, as a way to walk, talk and make with my local river, the Hampshire Avon, which begins its journey near my home in the Vale of Pewsey in mid Wiltshire. The original intention was to pay attention to the riverContinue reading “Queer River – five years on”
Category Archives: Project Partners
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”
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.
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”
The Body of the Forest
I came home yesterday after a week at SPUDworks in the New Forest, the first week of a part-time residency that will culminate with an exhibition in June. I’ve called the residency Neuro/Queering Nature. I had the idea that I would draw from my lived experiences of the Forest, as a queer, autistic artist, piecingContinue reading “The Body of the Forest”
Neuro/Queering Nature at spudWORKS
On Friday 1st March I’m beginning a residency with SPUD in the New Forest. With the title Neuro/Queering Nature, I’m going to be looking at the perspectives of LGBTQAI+ and Neurodivergent people on ecologies of place. I’ll be blurring the boundaries between humans and other animals, and thinking about the sensory and systemising differences thatContinue reading “Neuro/Queering Nature at spudWORKS”
The Ripple Effect – Project Film
At the preview of The Ripple Effect exhibition last night at The Young Gallery in Salisbury (open now until 16th December) , we also launched the project film, created by Wessex Archaeology Videographer and Photographer Tom Westhead. The film is around 30 minutes long and tells the story of this two year project through theContinue reading “The Ripple Effect – Project Film”
Following the Path of the Byde Mill Brook
Today I walked out from The Pound Arts Centre in Corsham, Wiltshire, to follow the path of the Byde Mill Brook through the town. I’m leading a Creative River Walk with The Pound on Wednesday 9th August (follow the link to book, if you fancy joining me), so this was a chance for me toContinue reading “Following the Path of the Byde Mill Brook”
Where the Avon Meets the Sea
Last week I drove down to Christchurch with my friend and colleague Leigh Chalmers from Wessex Archaeology, with whom I’ve been working on the Ripple Effect project in Salisbury. I’ve been planning on going and seeing where my river (the Salisbury or Hampshire Avon) meets the sea for ages, both to inform my Queer RiverContinue reading “Where the Avon Meets the Sea”
Walking with… Artist Gemma Gore
Yesterday I met with Visual Artist Gemma Gore from Southampton. Gemma and I visited the Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, near Ringwood, south of Salisbury and on the edge of the New Forest. The lakes are a legacy of sand and gravel extraction, which continues nearby,Continue reading “Walking with… Artist Gemma Gore”
Queer River 