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Collaboration during lockdown

Collaboration with artist colleagues during lockdown has been vital and enjoyable, it has kept me working, cheerful and motivated. We have shared ideas and images and watched artist talks and online exhibitions together. We have posted pictures of our works in progress on social media and made plans for a time when we can be in the same space together to develop projects and hopefully to exhibit again.

One especially fruitful conversation has been with artist Ema Mano Epps. Based in London, Ema runs Platform 1 Gallery and we have collaborated on performative works since 2018. We have both been researching Flow theory and using meditation and other ways of taking ourselves into a zone where we are working in the moment and with energised focus.

Ema has found using free form poetry a way into her creativity whereas I have spent time in nature working with objects animated or changed by the elements. We are currently making collaborative works that embody these ideas and strategies. You can view two short videos we have made here :

www.vimeo.com/coucoucuration

www.emamanoepps.com

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Wise words from @easkeysurf as part of our Ocean literacy Labs briefing #weareocean #oneocean #collaboratewithnature #opendesign #lifecentered #wildlabs