Materials - Cress - Art and Science

I remember my first ever science experiment...

I have found that I am using cress more and more within my work, whilst collaborating with Science. To me cress holds a strong narrative to my childhood and the early stages of development of life. Cress is easy to use and I think at some point most adults have probably grown cress either as a small child or simply to eat. 

I think the link to my childhood is quite significant within my current collaborating project; Ruth and I have know each other as children, grew up and lived very separate lives and then reconnected through this project as adults. 

My Art and Science Collaboration is much more the overall umbrella (structure) of smaller collaborations within it. Firstly I am exploring my connection to my materials and life cycle, how to collaborate logic and emotion, a fun interactive piece for the Artist International Book fair, working with my old schools in Cumbria on Science awareness and its connection to Art, Collaborating with Ruth at the Cell Biology Lab in Leeds and I have very recently began working with The Arts and Mind Network working with people in the community, which i plan to incorporate into my ongoing ideas about the human mind, mental health and wellbeing and overall quality of life.