Research & writing

My research treats making, curating and education as ways of producing knowledge. It is concerned with democracy, critical pedagogy, environmental change and collective relationships to place.

Art, Critical Pedagogy and Capitalism ↗

Routledge, 2021. A study of art production, learning and the political conditions that shape both.

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Forms of Circulation: 16mm Series ↗

Practice research with Sarah Perks examining circulation across cultural, environmental and institutional settings.

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Nature recovery and place

Research with Natural England, the National Trust, Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and local authorities using film and public making to understand green space, custodianship and belonging.

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Curatorial education

Research and programme leadership through Teesside University and MIMA, including the UK’s only Level 7 Curator Apprenticeship.

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Writing archive

Essays, interviews and earlier published writing.