research

Lively and Unstable Implosions: (Re)Productive Objects as Experiments in Ad-Hoc Archives
Crane, J., Fannin, M., Calkin, S., Fleetwood-Smith, R., Fraser, J., Freeman, C., … Shipman, E. (2026). Lively and Unstable Implosions: (Re)Productive Objects as Experiments in Ad-Hoc Archives. GeoHumanities, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2026.2617359

This academic article builds on a panel of the same name I was part of at the Royal Geographic Society in 2024, where I discuss the importance of the birthday card as a tool for self-reflection through my participatory artwork HAPPY BIRTH DAYS (2023 - ongoing) alongside research on 'extraordinary and everyday objects associated with reproduction'. 

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Swell, breach, absorb: How can participatory art use Asset-Based Community Development methodologies to catalyse more climate-resilient communities? 2016

This thesis explores ways in which participatory art can use Asset-Based Community Development methodologies to catalyse more climate-resilient communities. It does so through dissecting Bristol and London-based case studies and interviewing resilience and sustainability leaders and participatory artists, as well as reflecting on my own art practice and experience. It concludes with a toolkit of recommendations for fellow participatory artists or community facilitators who are looking to work with communities around climate resilience.

Regenerate, Disintegrate, Create: The Role of Temporary Public Art in Regeneration 2011

Exploring the challenges and successes of how creative interventions can connect people to place, suggesting what really makes ‘ideal public art’ in today’s urban environment.