Join Us Underwater! 9-13, 20-24, 30 April AND 1-2, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29 May 2022 @ Oriel Science, 21/22 Castle Street, Swansea, SA1 5AE
Attuning to the environment using arts-based research
I’m Merryn and I’ve been working with the FIRE Lab team for two years. I recently participated in the excellent ‘Introduction to Citizen Artist’ course run by Citizen Artist founder and research director Lee Ann Woolery, PhD. The six-week course involved a small group of us meeting online once a week to learn about Lee […]
Jac’s River Adventure: from in-person to on-line and back again
In 2020, FIRE Lab team and collaborators, produced Jac’s River Adventure (JRA) book, to share with educators a cross-disciplinary way to challenge young people to think, create and learn about their local rivers. Last year was also the year of COVID-19, which caused disruptions to everyone’s lives, including those of researchers, educators, and creatives. These […]
Underwater Words I&II at Mission Gallery
Hello everyone! If you are in or around Swansea in Wales during the next few weeks, we invite you to visit Mission Gallery to engage with Underwater Words I & II – a co-created digital artwork from an artscience project that challenged diverse audiences to think and share about rivers and underwater environments in 2020 […]
Journey with Rivers at Metamorffosis Festival
Hello! Daphne and Steph will be continuing their Underwater Haiku activities on a Journey with Rivers during the Metamorffosis Festival taking place in Gwynedd / Anglesey area in north Wales. Journey with Rivers event will take place from 1400-1600 on Saturday 26 June! If you are 18 years or older, will be in North Wales […]
The Wondrous Hoobwaswamalotux
Bryher and I were inspired by the wonderful drawings that have been submitted to the Fire Lab Kids website and we wanted to make, and share about, our own Wondrous River Creature! One sunny morning, we headed to Clyne Gardens for some aquatic inspiration. We feel so lucky here in Swansea to be surrounded by […]
Jac’s River Adventure for engagement and research
Recently, FIRE Lab team and collaborators produced Jac’s River Adventure (JRA) book, associated activities, engagement videos, and e-book! With JRA, we bring science and art as well as engagement and research together. Our aims with JRA book and enrichment materials are to engage with young people ages 5-11 about their local rivers, and to use […]
The creation of Salmonmayfly
Hi, I am Daphne and I am a Visual Designer. I joined FIRE Lab in January 2020 and I am keen to explore the relationship between science and art. Underwater Haiku Exquisite Corpse Creation, is one of the many sci-art projects we work on, here in FIRE Lab. Initially we envisioned it as a series […]
Underwater Haiku Exquisite Corpse Creation!
In early 2020 I was looking around the internet for local poetry events and groups when I came across an Eventbrite listing for an event planned by the Indisciplinary Poetics cluster at Bristol University that captured my interest. Given that I didn’t work at Bristol Uni I thought I’d give them a shout to be […]
Art Up A Mountain
On a freezing Sunday morning in mid-November, I set out with Steph to walk Nant Tawe Fechan, from Tafarn y Garreg to the Tawe’s source high on the Brecon Beacons, making art as we went along. Technically not mountains, hills, but that’s a matter of elevation. We wanted to try out a few different art […]
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