I'm so pleased to have recently published the results of a project I led in my previous postdoc. In this project, I investigated how participatory methods and creative practice can be used to sensitively explore lived experience of past disaster among people living beside persistently active volcanoes. I worked with older people in communities west … Continue reading Published! Art research at Fuego
Is there a tension between being at once an artist and researcher? In this blog post, I share some initial reflections on the beginnings and outcomes of my arts council seed funded research project.
We document these stories to acknowledge that their experiences have meaning ...
I can't remember who first proposed we should see the ovens above Panimaché Dos. Perhaps it was my friend Arelis, before she left with Beth to speak to Doña Elena. I had chosen to stay behind, to talk with Arelis's mother, Marta, about her memories of Fuego's 1974 eruption. My ears pricked up in interest. … Continue reading I’m oven it like that
Reasoning With Volcanoes 