On Thursday I led a walk in Liverpool titled Neuroqueer Ecologies: Noticing Differently, as part of the UP Projects symposium Bodies of Water: Regenerative Art Practice. The symposium was curated by Justine Boussard (below, left) and partnered with the Liverpool Biennial, with an associated public art commission by Anne Duk Hee Jordan at A laContinue reading “A Taste of the Mersey: Racial Justice and Regeneration”
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After the Rain: Run off and Roadcombing
After a Summer of drought, I was wishing for some heavy rain. We had a little, then a little more, and now we’ve got the heavy stuff. As I wrote on instagram, the arrival of the rain relieves some of the tension in my body, hardened and tensed by the wait and the awareness ofContinue reading “After the Rain: Run off and Roadcombing”
A Rivery Mind / Thinking with Bridges
My work ‘out there’ (outside of my home and studio) now quietens for the Summer. I have some lovely one day events and CPD sessions I’m facilitating in August, but apart from that, life can slow down for a bit. When I am doing my work with organisations and communities I need to interpret myContinue reading “A Rivery Mind / Thinking with Bridges”
Bodies of Water Symposium at the Liverpool Biennial
On September 11th I’ll be facilitating a walk as part of Bodies of Water Symposium: Regenerative Arts Practice. Titled Neuroqueer Ecologies: Noticing Differently, our walk will see us travelling as a group from Black-E to the Queen’s Wharf on the River Mersey, noticing and creatively recording how water passes through the city, informed by myContinue reading “Bodies of Water Symposium at the Liverpool Biennial”
Queer River – five years on
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”
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”
Neuro/Queering Nature: Exhibition Opening Event
A little advanced notice so you can get the date in your diary… the Neuro/Queering Nature exhibition, marking the culmination of my residency at SPUD in the New Forest, will open with an event from 5.30 to 7.30pm on Thursday 13th June. For more information on the venue and how to get there visit theContinue reading “Neuro/Queering Nature: Exhibition Opening Event”
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”
Sodden
It’s been a while since I’ve been on a Queer River walk, although like the river itself, my Queer Rver research doesn’t stick within the boundaries that I originally used to define it. Instead they evolve as the work progresses, with the words that I use to describe it changing to fit with what I’veContinue reading “Sodden”
Conversations in the Mud
I’ve always been interested in animal tracks and signs, as a way of getting a glimpse into the lives of other animals. I feel like they give us a chance to communicate with other beings, if we are prepared to slow down, and notice/listen. Back in 2014 I wrote a piece about my relationship withContinue reading “Conversations in the Mud”
Queer River 