Understanding Place
I have moved many times throughout my life, starting anew in a place and forming attachments to people and the environment. There are some places I think of fondly and feel more at home in than others, that feature more prominently in the story of my life. The original question that started this particular chapter was whether I could ever truly understand a place if I was not from there…
Spurn
According to one theory, the eroding boulder clay coastline, harsh North Sea and tidal conditions brings about the destruction of the Spurn Point formation in (roughly) 250 year cycles. This cycle of destruction and rebirth (of living on the edge, submerging, then floating…) of the Spurn is something I wanted to explore through photography…
Living-Language-Land
Living-Language-Land In the run up to COP26, living-language-land are sharing 26 words that describe different ways that communities across the globe live with nature, water and land. Each word is from an endangered/minority language. The Critical Fish will share some...Slow Down
I saw Ella’s textile piece ‘Slow Down’ on FB and approached her to see if we could feature it in The Critical Fish and whether she would like to write something to accompany it.
Drawing between the Lines
It was January 2017 – the start of the City of Culture celebrations – and my head was a shed. I had returned to Uni after a directionless four-year gap year to do a part-time top-up degree in Fine Art, at the Hull School of Art and Design (HSAD)