I am so pleased to share that I have been selected by People United to be one of three artists to work collaboratively with people experiencing social isolation to imagine 1 or 2 objects that bring the coast to people who can’t access it otherwise. Myself and the other artists will design and make 1-2 prototype objects to be reproduced, and these objects will be added to an immersive coastal themed wellbeing box and shared with socially isolated people across East Kent.

Building on People United’s 2022 project Soft Fascination, this project asks how we might work together to explore the potential impact of “Radical gifting,” referring to the act of offering a gift without expectation of receiving anything in return.

The other contributing artists are Maggie Huiming Yang and Rachel Ella Taylor.