I am a creator of multi-sensory worlds. I work and communicate in a multi-sensory way because the way I experience, understand and think about the world is multi-sensory. I recently gained my PhD in composition and visual art at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and University of Antwerp for which I scored my viva presentation on wallpaper inside an illuminated dolls house, performing my research outcomes in lyric format and visually using dolls house furniture. I use a blend of sculpture, trumpet and vocal performance, electronic music, contemporary classical music, painting and play to create worlds that are inclusive of under-heard voices; encompassing my own neurodivergent voice, children with  complex needs and learning differences, trauma survivors and my neurodiversity ensemble 'Nth Tangent'. My art and music moves through big shifts, reflecting my fluctuating sensory and movement needs and harnessing the intense joy and playfelness of my imagination. I am also non-binary and draw upon my intersectional identity to draw attention to the interconnectedness between different forms of oppression and demonstrate how ableism, classicm, racism, misogyny, LGBTQIA+ oppression and even the destruction of our planet mutually reinforce each other. In 2023 I was composer in residence with MATRIX Centre for New Music in Belgium for which I wrote a series of musical weather forecasts performed by a choir and a swimming pool filled with 600 floating ball pool balls. In 2022 I toured my Arts Council funded project 'An Adventure with a Ball Pool' - a series of multi-sensory pieces that invites audiences to consider the spectrum of human experience through interactions with an illuminated ball pool.

 

I completed my Masters and a Fellowship at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2017 where I received the school's 'Starred Award for Exceptional Performance'. In 2021 I received Arts Council funding to write, record and perform my 'Express Yourself Sensory Opera' for children with PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities) and had my audiovisual work 'Geoffian Moon' selected for the eviMus international music festival in Germany. In 2022, I was one of 6 Guildhall graduates to be awarded the Futures Fund to write a new piece called 'Grounded Creation' about music, self-regulation and feeling safe.

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Over the past 6 years, I have premiered works at the ARTICULATE

festival and Collaborations are More Refreshing than

New Socks at the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp

in Belgium and at Guildhall School of Music

and Drama, Barbican's OpenFest

and TATE Modern in London.

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**Please note that I am not on any social media platforms as they are not accessible for me due to overwhelm and sensory shutdown.

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