I would like to use the AA2A scheme to test and develop ideas in my practice. The access to the workshops would allow me to work in an experimental and responsive way, where I can make and adjust things myself, without the pressure of planning things carefully in advance and get wood cut elsewhere like I have to do currently. AA2A would also give me the opportunity to work with recording and editing sound. I did do some of this when I was on my BA, but I haven’t had access to equipment since then. I would like to record and edit background and everyday sounds such as clocks ticking, footsteps in a corridor, and the sounds of banging, scraping and brushing objects, to then play around with editing them into musical sounding clips or tracks. These audio works will consider the pitch, rhythm and timbre of the sounds in a musical way to see how they can be compiled and made into interesting compositions.

I think another really valuable part of this would be to have the dedicated time of the residency to work towards developing my practice in a practice-led way, around other people that are also making art. It would be a good time to reevaluate my working processes. I would really like the opportunity to share the way I work and progress ideas with the students, and also see how they work.  

It would be good to have access to a dedicated art and design library, to be able research alongside my making practice, and think about how the work is contextualised as I develop my ideas. And I also would really like to have conversations with technicians and students about the work for shared feedback, and to discuss references to artists, ideas and academics.