Artist- Researcher/ Evaluator
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I design engaging, bespoke tools to help generate knowledge collectively with other people, be they project participants, members of the public or other artists. I use visual art, craft and performance to engage the imagination, to collectively understand social phenomena and the world around us. Using art to generate and present knowledge invites people into research processes that they would usually just be subjects of, making the knowledge created much more accurate and inclusive.
Creative Research: Tools
Creative Research: Performance
There is no point generating knowledge and information in creative, engaging and accessible ways if it is just presented in bland, written reports that no one will read. I create and curate exhibitions that demystify research, and make learning new information a pleasure, not a chore.
Exhibitions
Of course, written reports play a really important role in sharing knowledge and information to a wide audience, but that doesn’t mean they have to be boring. I use a combination of art, graphic design and photography to ensure the reports I create are engaging, and help the reader to understand not just the facts but the spirit of the research subject.
Reports
2016- You Are Here - Restoke
A promenade show devised and performed in the Wedgwood Institute, a former college for Science & the Arts in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. Co-created over 12 months with 15 people from 15 different countries who had moved, or been moved to Stoke-on-Trent.
2018- Man Up - Restoke
A ground-breaking performance about masculinity and mental health. Created with and starring men from Stoke-on-Trent.
2023- The Lotus Eaters - Restoke
The first Restoke show made and performed in their new venue - the Ballroom at Fenton Town Hall. Part of The Odyssey - a multi-venue National Theatre Public Acts production told in five episodes across the country.