Research

I'm interested in the impact of technical and cultural sediment on the improvising voice, and the work of women in British improvised music. My practice is ecologically sensitive and feminist, exploring the embodied connection between acoustic instrument, space and sounding. I examine the archival sediment inherent in the timbre and technique of my instruments. I do this with others in small acoustic collaborations in places whose historical sediment and acoustic have agency in our improvisations.​

I have been invited to present my research at, among others, LAV in Madrid, University of the Arts Helsinki, Canterbury Christchurch University, The RMA Music and/as Process Conference, Sound and Image at Greenwich University, The RMA annual conference, and at University for the Creative Arts​​

I'm a member of the Music and/as Process Royal Music Association Committee and work for the RMA as postgraduate student liaison officer.​

In September 2022 I was invited to research and perform in Sulaymaniah, Kurdistan as part of the Space 21 Festival. This project was supported by Queens University Belfast and The British Council. More recently I've been awarded residencies at Cove Park in Scotland and at Sound Arguments at The Orpheus Instituut.​

My work is published by Echo Journal. My PhD investigating the influence of instrument, gender and community on the improvising voice is nearing completion.