A short update as things wind down before Christmas, it's been quite a busy week on a few fronts and I'm definitely looking forward to slowing down for the next couple of weeks. I've got a stack of books waiting to be read as well at lots of hopefully great films and documentaries to watch. If you have any recommendations from 2024 you think I might have missed, let me know!

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Looking towards 2025

I shared last week that it been a year since I released the publication of Canto. I've spent the last few months working out where I can go next with my work. Through lots of crits and discussions I've found a definite way forward.  Despite the recent change in government, the political and media discourse around migration remains entrenched, showing that little has truly shifted. in 2025 I will be looking at how we can begin reframing the narrative to push beyond the same old rhetoric and into a space where genuine understanding and positive change can flourish. This seems like a grand goal and the start of this work will be to expand Canto to not just look at what the current situation is but imagine what it could look like.

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Chemigrams

On a completely different note it's been three months since I took part in a chemigram workshop run by the amazing Sayako Sugawara. I haven't really had a chance to share any images from the day so I'm taking this opportunity to do so. it was a really enjoyable workshop, utilising everyday materials such as toothpaste and honey along with plant based developer is a rollercoaster, definitely lots of mixed results but it seems like the learning is in the process. I hope to be able to use chemigrams at some point in my practice and have a few ideas but for now I recommend you take a look at Sayako's work for inspiration!

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