Tell us about yourself

 

I am an artist, agitator and creative producer who creates participatory and interventionist art projects which seek to reinforce social bonds. I support organisations and institutions to (re)think about their invitations and hold up mirrors which enable people to re-see the hows and whys of their work. I also spend time poking dinosaurs - to surface and call attention to the core challenges facing the creative and cultural sector. Somethings that I am proud of: Believing that it’s possible to make great things happen – relentlessly; Refusing to conform to the idea that work is for the money and that optimism is fruitless; Having brought two tiny people into the world who shout louder than her, marvel at the wonders of spider webs, bluebells and bubble bath and can happily play in a muddy puddle for hours. 

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Why do you think it’s important to see artistic response to social and political events?

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I believe that expansive thinking, thinking that moves you beyond your immediate personal context to allow you to look at things from different perspectives & possibilities, is the great gift of humanity, setting us apart from hummingbirds, narwhals and llamas.  “Art is not what you see but what you make other people see!” (French Painter Edgar Degas), I think that it pokes, provokes and invites people to think and behave differently.  I think that by creating the conditions for expansive thinking to be the norm, collective liberation gets closer.