Loved this. You have made me think a lot about the tension between focusing on the positive and joy (wild drawing) vs bringing attention to the damage (heat drawing), and how they are both powerful and important. Finding the balance between the two perspectives is so tough in our work! Or maybe that is the work!
Thank you Soraya, yes I'm really feeling that tension in this project particularly. Holding onto hope and interconnectedness in the face of the uncanny and destructive, not looking away from the reality (as tempting as it may be!) is definitely the work. Le sigh! :) Bx
Thank you! The historians came across some of my past projects I’d run with academics via good old social media, early on when they were fleshing out the research proposal. A lucky virtual crossing of paths.
Loved this. You have made me think a lot about the tension between focusing on the positive and joy (wild drawing) vs bringing attention to the damage (heat drawing), and how they are both powerful and important. Finding the balance between the two perspectives is so tough in our work! Or maybe that is the work!
Thank you Soraya, yes I'm really feeling that tension in this project particularly. Holding onto hope and interconnectedness in the face of the uncanny and destructive, not looking away from the reality (as tempting as it may be!) is definitely the work. Le sigh! :) Bx
Amazing work. I really enjoyed this detailed reflection. How did you get involved with the research in this way?
Thank you! The historians came across some of my past projects I’d run with academics via good old social media, early on when they were fleshing out the research proposal. A lucky virtual crossing of paths.
That's so cool! I dream of being happened upon in that way.