Neuroqueer

How do I notice birds?

I’ve had a very rich and busy September. Working with groups and individuals in Liverpool with Up Projects, in Somerset with Hauser and Wirth and Spike Island, in Bath with Forest of Imagination, some really rich time in Portsmouth, beginning a ‘walking and talking’ mentoring process with artist Hannah Mae Buckingham. I’ve also started anContinue reading “How do I notice birds?”

Roadcombing

I posted an image on instagram recently of my son standing on the central reservation of the M6, with the words ‘This is a place too’, and commented on how motorways can feel like non-places, but when we get a rare chance to stop we can experience them more fully. I mentioned in the postContinue reading “Roadcombing”

Collecting to Connect

On Twitter recently Kate Smith (@KateEYT) posted a photo of some collections that she had helped her son, who is autistic, put together. I was touched by the way that she valued and supported his way of experiencing the world, and it reminded me of my own childhood collections, and the way that collecting developedContinue reading “Collecting to Connect”

I’m beginning to explore the significance of neurodivergence to me and my work. Thank you to Rachel Clive for introducing me to the phrase/concept of neuroqueer during my time in Glasgow. Here’s a few images and quotes, to gently start the ball rolling on this exploration, in the context of Queer River. ‘I coined theContinue reading “Neuroqueer”