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Food Science Facts and Fictions

I participated in an online workshop with researchers in microbes, food health and safety and arts organised as part of Dr Paul Hurley's research at University of Southampton.

March 18, 2025

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Climate Justice Insights for Healing Justice London

I brought some insights on climate justice to help shape an in-progress research project for HJL.

November 16, 2024

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More Than AI Sandbox Showcase at Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed

To culminate my mentorship as a 'Sandbox Advisor' to project groups A (Re)imitation of Life and Glory Mold, I moderated a panel with Dan Coppen & Domenica Landin and Mel Francis and Leonie Rae Gasson to explore their prototyping journey with non-human intelligences, speculative worldbuilding and technology.

September 19, 2024

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Sandbox Advisor Mentoring for the More Than AI Sandbox

I mentored as a 'Sandbox Advisor' to the project groups 'a (re)imitation of life' and 'Glory Mold' through explore their three month R&D, the More Than AI Sandbox, with Pervasive Media Studio. The groups' prototyping journeys explored non-human intelligences, speculative worldbuilding and technology. (July 1, 2024 → September 19, 2024)

July 1, 2024

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We Live Here - Advisory Group

I brought some insights on climate justice to help shape an in-progress project for Tim Harrison's We Live Here around arts, health, ecology and community-based co-production. (November 6, 2023 → January 17, 2024)

November 6, 2023

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Critical Action Lab play-testing for the 'CRACT!' card game with thoughtden

I brought some insights on climate change topics, working with young people and games to help shape the prototyping of Ben Templeton / thoughtden's card game 'CRACT!' The game encourages young players to use critical thinking, collaboration and creativity to build on their climate action activities.

September 11, 2023

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Uncertain Relations Exploratory Workshop

I was invited to join a workshop organised by Dr Hannah Lammin (University of Greenwich, supported by The Centre for Spatial and Digital Ecologies) for researchers to share concepts and methods of using fictional and visual approaches in the context of our practices, media studies and cultural theory, to then openly map the critical connections between both.

June 19, 2023

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Critical Friend to Marie Smith, Artist in Resident at Horniman Museum and Gardens, London

I spent some time with Marie Smith discussing her ideas with her as part of her research stage of her Digital Residency as an artist at Horniman, exploring the natural collections, grounds and history.

May 9, 2023

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Critical Friend to the Nature, Access & Diversity Working Group for Oerol Festival

By invitation of Tim Harrison, I provided insights into climate justice approaches for the Oerol cultural festival talks and workshops programme planning. (March 17, 2023 → June 8, 2023)

March 17, 2023

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Loss and Found Sound Memorial Exhibition with Dissonant Futures Collective at Common Space, Bradford

The Loss and Found Sound Memorial, created by Dissonant Futures, in collaboration with sculpture designer Kevin Logan and sound designers Camilo Tirado and Andréas Saenz De Sicilia, was on tour throughout the UK. As a friend to the project and for its exhibition in Bradford, I joined Dissonant Futures Collective for the installation and launch, speaking to visitors and the local radio about its intentions and themes.

October 12, 2022

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Time(un)line: Deep Time & the Genesis of Crises Workshop with The Alternative School of Economics and Arts Catalyst

I was invited to join as a respondent to participants for the online co-research workshop organised by The Alternative School Of Economics. 'An online co-research workshop looking at deep time from hundreds to millions of years, from the human brain to the formation of our planet, to understand both the physical preconditions and human perception of our environment, its resources and resulting crisis.'

October 28, 2020

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