Speaking Nature, extended conversations

Speaking Nature is an extended participatory work in which participants are invited to share a description of a natural space they feel connected to in some way. This work acts as an extension of the performative work shared in Practicing Uncertainty, the Nottingham Trent MFA Fine Art end of year show at Backlit Gallery.

These one-to-one conversations involve the artist, Jessica Emsley, listening to and conversing with participants based on their experiences of these natural spaces over a cup of tea. Jessica notes interesting words and short phrases throughout these discussions. The language generated and recorded from all conversations is then shared back with participants - a kind of generous and generative language and listening exercise which might lead to other things, both for the artist and those taking part.

The link to this list of language will be shared here for participants to access after the event.

Language List Iteration