M/others in the Institution
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M/others in the Institution is a creative response to research project Empowering Parents in Higher Education by Dr Jennifer Crane and Dr Erika Hanna at The University of Bristol, 2023 - 24.
Led by artist Ellie Shipman, a series of six monthly creative lunchtime workshops was facilitated for m/others and parents at the university to enable time and space to reflect on the dualities and complexities of parenting and working in Higher Education. The conversations and creative outputs informed a public artwork by Ellie Shipman which was exhibited as part of The Festival of Research Cultures and at Senate House from July 2024.
The zine below documents the creative process and archives the project - the collages, poetry, assemblages and installations created by the group of m/others throughout the six workshops. It also acts as a prompt inviting further reflections and responses to m/othering and work.
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The conversations and creative outputs informed this limited edition printed and PDF zine and bespoke 'Mummy' lanyards which will be exhibited as part of The Festival of Research Cultures at M Shed, and a public textile artwork (currently in fabrication) which will be exhibited at Senate House from July 2024.
