As Project Lead for Queer Natures, I have the amazing opportunity to pursue my own research project within a broader creative team. In this blog post, I introduce my research focus and share some insights into how creative collaboration has opened up new findings and methods. Thinking Queerness with Animals In my research for […]
Before attending the Worcester University of Art’s Therapeutic Landscapes conference last year, I never thought physical objects from the past were special in their own right. I assumed their value was in their potential meanings and uses for their makers, unless they were particularly visually striking. Since then, the other artists at the conference […]
I’ve spent the last few weeks bouncing around U.K. pole studios getting material for my Queer Natures artist residency. My project is about pole dancing ugly animals, and exploring what we can learn about the politics of desirability, queerness and nature by looking at e.g. pole dancing vermin. Also, I just think stuff pole dancing […]
This year I’m an artist in residence on University of Exeter’s Queer Natures research project, where I’m developing ideas for pole stuff that plays with the politics of ugliness, desirability and bugs (more on that soon 🕷️.) A big part of our research is looking at how we make art, not just what we’re making. As usual, I am looking for […]