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How to add your profile to the registration board...

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To add your profile to the Ideas Bazaar registration board:

1. Click on the + button in the bottom right corner of the screen.

2. Type your name at the top of the box where it says 'Subject'.

3. Add links, files, images, videos etc about your work via the hexagonal icons.

4. Type the following information into the section of the box that says 'Write something beautiful...'
- Researcher or creative?
- Academic department or artistic field / medium?
- Planning to attend the Ideas Bazaar event on 13 September in person?
- Areas or topics of interest?
- Any other information you would like to share with potential collaborators / other attendees.

5. Click the pink 'Submit' button on the top right of the box.

Please note: this information will be publicly visible via the Ideas Bazaar website.

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In the run up to Festival of the Mind in 2022 we are delighted to announce that we are once again looking to bring together academics, students and people from the city's creative community, to come up with new and exciting ways to highlight our research.

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In the run up to Festival of the Mind in 2022 we are delighted to announce that we are once again looking to bring together academics, students and people from the city's creative community, to come up with new and exciting ways to highlight our research.

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'Hartorium' is an abbreviation of 'Hayley's Art Emporium' which collates my interdisciplinary artistic practices allowing them to co-exist under the same name. Hart is an archaic word for 'stag', used in medieval times to describe a deer stag more than five years old. This is where the use of deer antlers became my motif.

I'm a recent graduate from Sheffield Hallam where I studied MA Jewellery & Metalwork Design. My work centres around sentiment, memory, collecting & object aura.

I mainly work with fine metals and often design bespoke pieces to order, but I have also been known to turn my hand to Photography, Sketching & Painting.

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I am the founder of Make Your Mind Blossom, an organisation specialising in body image, positive psychology and public engagement.

I have collaborated with the fairground and circus archive of the University of Sheffield in 2018 for the FOTM 2018. Together we collaborated with a local aerialist to put a show based on my research on self-compassion and body image.

I have also delivered workshops about mindfulness, body image, self-compassion and gratitude.

I'd love to collaborate with other researchers whose research involve psychology. I can help you bring your ideas and help you explain the impact of your research on people's mental health.

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We are Amazelab putting a fun and creative take on all things STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths) with the aim of providing engaging opportunities to people via workshops, video link, activity packs, follow along factsheets, and guidance open to all from educational settings to non -school groups and everyone in between. Our aim is to deliver an inspiring, creative take on STEAM subjects, their relevance to everyday life and deliver this in a fun but thought-provoking manner. Nominated at The STEM Inspirational awards, The Global Teacher Prize, National Teaching Awards and most loved activity provider/business manager at the National Children's Activity Awards. Winners of Small Business Awards Leading innovators in STEAM Education - UK 2021, Theo Paphitis Small Business Sunday winners plus Start up Business of the Year award winners in 2022 and Outstanding new STEM Ambassador 2022 at The STEM Inspiration Awards plus Excellence Award for STEAM Education Workshops 2023 in the UK Enterprise Awards.

Amazelab are Arts Award partners, Create Sheffield Partners and Barnsley Fusion Partners.

Amazelab is owned and ran by a qualified teacher and graphic designer team. All Amazelab staff writing and delivering the workshops are qualified teachers with enhanced DBS checks, first aid trained and safeguarding trained.

Our passion and motivation to inspire a new generation is clear for all to see. We take a fun and creative approach to all things STEAM in a mission to make it accessible to all.

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Speaking at Ghost Ghosted, Sheffield university Library

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I am a painter concerned with landscape and environment and the traces we leave behind in it as humans. The very small, sometimes miniature paintings draw the viewer into an uneasy, unpeopled world. The temporary structures depicted sink into mud or flooded land and act as fragile ruins of the recent past, with the unsettling sense of a recently departed presence. Makeshift shrines are depicted in dark forests, evidencing accumulated acts of mourning whilst her gateway series explores ideas of alternate realities, of time slipping and unstable worlds overshadowed by uncertain futures and the bereavements of the past. I also make ceramic artefacts which emerge as relics from unknown worlds and histories, objects of mourning and ritual which reflect our own current ways of being in the world. Throughout my work I explore themes of ungroundedness and loss and the fragility of presence in the landscape.

Bio

​I am a committee member of the Contemporary British Painting society and the Guild of St George and have taken part in numerous group exhibitions including, most recently,  Beyond the Gaze (Saatchi Gallery, 2023) and the John  Moores Painting Prize (current), Arcadia for All? (Stanley & Audery Burton Gallery, 2023) Aggregate (Freelands Foundation, 2022) & Heavy Water (Site Gallery, 2021). Recent solo exhibitions include On Shifting Ground (Whitaker Museum, Lancashire, 2022). I am a founding member of Heavy Water Collective who are currently exhibiting work in PostNatures at Graves Gallery, Sheffield. We are also looking for collaborative partners as a collective so please see separate post.

Website: https://www.joannawhittle.com/

For Festival of the Mind in 2022 I Partnered with Dr Lizzy Craig-Atkins from Sheffield University Archaeology Department, exploring funerary practices to create new narrative objects inspired through engaging with Lizzie’s research and our conversations around this.

I am currently exhibiting in Ghosted Ground at the University of Sheffield Library following a year long Research project with the National Fairground and Circus Archive, funded by an Arts Council National Lottery project Grant. The exhibition includes my work alongside archival material, the work of photographers and interviews conducted with the Showman community. The exhibition as a whole explores otherness and un-connectedness whilst uncovering themes of mourning, love and movement across the landscape.

I am interested in collaborating with someone  to extend aspects of this project, surrounding identity and culture developed in transience and using  both archival material and their research to understand the development of cultures as well as the prejudices and misapprehensions against them .

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Heavy Water

We are an artist collective that draws from archives and collections to create artworks that reclaim narratives in a contemporary context. The project manifests through research collaborations, exhibitions and public programmes with selected archives, academics, collections, museums and galleries.

The Collective takes its name from a form of water with a unique atomic structure that is often used for the stabilisation of volatile matter. The materiality of Heavy Water (D2O) is mystical; permeating organic bodies, calming violent creations, grounding and giving weight to something fluid and intangible. It is representative of the processes of investigation and methods of making developed in response to shared subject matter.

Our digital archive maps the constellation of artefacts and documents the Heavy Water Collective have encountered in archives and collections situated across the United Kingdom. It also forms a new collection of artworks, developed in response to the artistic research undertaken, and documents the exhibitions and events in which the collective have participated.

https://heavywater.info/

The Heavy Water Collective comprises artists Maud Haya-Baviera, Victoria Lucas and Joanna Whittle.

Maud Haya-Baviera

Maud Haya-Baviera has exhibited her work in both solo and group shows nationally and internationally, receiving a number of awards in relation to international projects. Recent exhibitions include Brewers International, Towner Gallery, Eastbourne (2022/2023), Things Fall Apart, Haarlem Artspace, Wirksworth (solo) (2022), Aggregate, Freelands Foundation, London (2022), Heavy Water, Site gallery, Sheffield (2021), Big Screen Southend, Focal Point Gallery, Southend on Sea (2021), Some Palaces, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany (solo) (2019). Her work has appeared in various publications and has been written about by Zoe Sawyer (Curator at Eastside Project), Lauren Velvick (Director at Corridor 8) and Angelica Sule (Director at Site Gallery).

https://maudhb.com/

Victoria Lucas

Victoria Lucas (b.1982, UK) is an artist and researcher based in the North of England. Recent projects include the curation of PostNatures at Graves Gallery, Sheffield, which explores the connections that exist between the histories of women’s bodies and natural landscapes as colonised subjects, and questions how they might be reclaimed in a post-natural context. She is one third of the art collective Heavy Water, alongside Maud Haya-Baviera and Joanna Whittle, a project that draws from archives and collections to create artworks that reclaim narratives in a contemporary context. She has recently exhibited her work with Site Gallery, Sheffield (2021), Freelands Foundation, London (2022), and The Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield (2021). She is 0.5 Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at the University of Central Lancashire and part-time PhD Candidate in the Art, Design and Media Research Centre at the Sheffield Hallam University.

https://www.victorialucas.co.uk/

Joanna Whittle

​Joanna Whittle is a painter who also makes artefacts. She is  a committee member of the Contemporary British Painting society and the Guild of St George and has taken part in numerous group exhibitions including, most recently,  Beyond the Gaze (Saatchi Gallery, 2023) and the John  Moores painting  prize (current), Arcadia for All? (Stanley & Audery Burton Gallery, 2023) Aggregate (Freelands Foundation, 2022) & Heavy Water (Site Gallery, 2021). Recent solo exhibitions include On Shifting Ground (Whitaker Museum, Lancashire) and Material Mourning (Festival of the Mind,  Millenium Gallery). She is currently exhibiting a new body of work following a period of research, at the National Fairground & Circus Archive (funded by Arts Council England), She is a founding member of Heavy Water Collective who are currently exhibiting work in PostNatures at Graves Gallery, Sheffield.

https://www.joannawhittle.com/

We are interested in collaborating with academics who want to engage with the research process as one which is creative and can form the basis for new narratives which engage with cultural structures. We are particularly interested in working with academic research which can be echoed by or communicate with archival material in the Special Collections at the University of Sheffield Library.

https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/special

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Image from a work in progress performance of 'Look After Your Knees'. 

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I’m a freelance theatre-maker, performer and physical comedian living in Yorkshire.

I make work that embraces the honesty of clown and the complexity of being human. I use comedy to explore difficult subject matter, using small ideas to shine a light on the more unwieldy ones. It can be autobiographical, although not always. Sometimes it’s about the pain of losing a parent, sometimes it’s about tiny little birds and often it can be about both.

Look After Your Knees is my first solo show which I plan to develop further in 2024. The show will explore complex family relationships and the journey taken by someone working out who they are after a massive loss.

Look After Your Knees is a show about the pain and beauty of love, what it is to both connect and unravel.

It’s a celebration of being human in all its banality, sprinkled with joy and ridiculousness. Performed by a clown delving into the space inside us left behind by loss.

This new piece is playful and thoughtful and uses comedy to explore themes that can often be difficult to articulate in the everyday.

It explores loneliness, tenderness and connection in a deeply personal exploration of grief.

It’s about a person trying to unwrap the new version of themselves in a world they don't recognise and a life they seem uncomfortably in charge of.

My work connects with people who may have a shared experience or who want to explore something new and thoughtful.

‘Be Kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone’ Baz Lurhman, 1999.

nataliebellingham.co.uk

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We are an interdisciplinary research centre tackling key sustainability issues South Yorkshire faces. We work differently to not only find solutions to technical challenges but posing social science questions of all of our research projects.

We are interested in connecting with artists and creatives who would be able to demonstrate our work in a different way.

Our idea is to pose the question "What can we do to make a brick better for society, the environment and our economy?" This directly links to one of our three core research theme areas, industrial and commercial decarbonisation. We are conducting research into the decarbonisation of the process, but we are also investigating the social, environmental and economic aspects that change would have. By taking something ordinary and day to day we can explore a myriad of different questions that all relate to the work that we do and the change that we want to make.

sysustainabilitycentre@sheffield.ac.uk

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I am an art writer and critic researching the sociological and psychological intersections of safe space making.

Having worked with Sheffield Museums on a talk exploring cultural venues as unconventional safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people, my aim is to expand upon this idea to explore the architecture that goes into making a space safe.

Using VR AR and XR applications can we make a safe space test lab that uses fractal geometric forms to find the point at which awe becomes anxiety?

thatlooksqueer.com

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I am an artist, author, performer and researcher in education and design for health. I use participatory design, craftivism, games and play to invite people to challenge taboo attitudes, most recently around menstruation and the menopause. My ongoing research project is the Period Positive campaign, which looks at helping people create Period Positive cities, schools, organisations and communities. Through this work, I facilitate interactive workshops and design sprints as part of public engagement, training events, and curriculum design. My areas and topics of interest most recently include menstrual literacy, menstruation education and policy related to period equity and relationships and sex education, although I have prior experience of developing and delivering science communication projects about outer space, particle physics and wind turbines. I have written two books about periods, Own Your Period (for kids) and Be Period Positive (for adults). You can find the curriculum model I developed with support from colleagues and pupils here: https://periodpositive.com/period-positive-menstruation-education-programme-of-study/#:~:text=The%20Period%20Positive%20Pledge%20recommends,this%20is%20evident%20throughout%20the
http://wwww.chellaquint.com

http://www.periodpositive.com

https://www.instagram.com/chellaquint/

https://www.instagram.com/period_Positive

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Lily Marsh - Sculptor, stone carver and mason

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Lily Marsh - Sculptor, stone carver and mason

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Hello. I'm an artist working primarily in natural stone, bronze and clay. Trained as a heritage stonemason, I work using traditional processes, such as letter cutting and carving in contemporary practice. I'm interested in preserving evidence of tool marks, gestural form, and memory in my work. Giving a still object life, movement and evoking compassion. I've been involved in public art projects, private commissions and currently exhibiting. Feel free to have a look at more of my work here: wwwlilymarsh.co or on Instagram @lilymarshsculptor

Unfortunately I can't attend the Bazaar in person.

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I am a Professor in Medical Sociology working in the School of Clinical Dentistry. I have been engaged in an industry sponsored research project looking at what it means to have a denture fitted and what it is like to live with a denture. I have a lot of data, very moving narratives from people who stopped going out of the house because of tooth loss. I also have some incredible stories of what it is like to have a denture fitted at the age of 24 or to have one fall out at a party. Dentures are very much an object people hide from others. Isn't it time we challenged those old ideas about dentures?

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I'm a freelance visual artist, with an environmental science background.  I work primarily in 2D painting and drawing, using media appropriate to the subject.

Often based around environmental and related social themes, I'm interested in working with data (qualitative and quantitative) in an image, bringing in figurative elements that simultaneously explore human and non-human responses to the data.

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I am a Lecturer in Education, and Deputy Director of Innovation within the School with particular expertise in co-designing digital games to support learning (with teachers, children, game-creators and artists).

I would connect with artists, designers and innovators, academics, charities and community groups who are interested in exploring playful ways for children to develop their digital literacies. What might we imagine together?

I am committed to shaping socially just policies and practices in relation to children's education and have recently been working with the Digital Futures Commission to support them in their mission to ensure that digital world is designed in line with children's rights interests and needs. I created the Playful by Design Tool to support this work (https://digitalfuturescommission.org.uk/playful-by-design-toolkit/)
I have also worked with Immersive Theatre companies, developing alternate reality games to support children's digital literacies. See the collaboration with KIT Theatre here: www.dots.team.
I also work with the Maker{Futures} team here at Sheffield (http://makerfutures.org/)

All my past work can be seen at www.argle.net

I'd love to create a new project, with Sheffield based creatives!

Unfortunately, I am not able to attend the day today but please do get in touch if you would like to explore ways to collaborate! (a.colvert@sheffield.ac.uk)

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Hi - Im a multidisciplinary artist with a really diverse practice.
I read art history at Cambridge and an MA in contemporary fine art at Hallam.
I make art in traditional painting techniques like egg tempra  but also from radiation from space and sculpting from topographical data and 3D printing.
My main interest is in art science collaborations. Im currently working with a couple of CERN physicists and hanging out with dinosaur geeks who have amazing sculpting equipment.

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I am an Orthoptist, which is all about eyes, vision, how your eyes move and how your eyes work together as a pair. I work clinically (RHH) and as a lecturer in Orthoptics (UoS). My research interests are in eye misalignment (squint / strabismus), vision, wobbly eyes (nystagmus) and low vision / vision impairment.

I am attending with Dr Fiona Wilson - as we have been working collaboratively with students from the School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery and with older people with vision impairment from Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB). We have been exploring experiences of hospital stays for people with vision impairment.... and we are really keen to talk to people at the bazaar about how to communicate some of these findings to a wider audience. How do we share their experiences and stories without making everything visual only - and therefore not accessible to people with vision impairment?

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I am a designer-maker working primarily in stained glass and fine metals. However I like to experiment with other materials and techniques if they lend themselves to particular projects. Most of my work is for private clients and domestic settings but I have also produced pieces for churches.
I’m open minded and my interests are wide ranging from current affairs, religion, scientific and medical matters to architecture and the built environment so I’m happy to discuss a potential collaboration with anyone who feels I may have something to contribute.
My previous background is quite varied including commercial sculptural work, intensive care nursing, architectural salvage and just for good measure I’m a practicing lay minister.
I hope to attend in person but unfortunately not for very long due to other commitments.

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I will be at the event on 13 September to discuss your project ideas with you and to help you find a collaborator.

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email: nmehdiaudio@gmail.com

I am an audio documentary maker and artist interested in more or less everything!

I moved to Sharrow seven years ago to start a PhD at the university but I always found my interests flitting which is how I ended up in documentary making. I’ve made a number of BBC Radio 4 programmes (example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jkt0), and have made work for big podcast companies including iHeart and Turner Classic Movies. I also have a creative radio shorts practice - my website is currently being revamped but I can send along this work to anyone interested.

I’d be interested in collaborating with researchers on any topic to either make a short creative documentary, a site-specific sound installation, or creative   sonic piece inspired by your work. I can’t make the event on September 13th but please do get in touch!

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I am a ‘multi-portfolio practitioner’. My artistic output encompasses various creative strategies to explore aspects of our physical and emotional relationship with heritage and nature. My work ranges from detailed, representational drawings to vibrant abstract paintings, animations, film, and participatory artworks. Working in collaboration is an important part of my practice, drawing together diverse skill sets to create new perspectives. I have creatively co-produced projects with notable authors including Helen Mort and Chris Jones, graphic designers Human Studio, and leading academics from the Universities of Aberdeen, Cardiff, Lincoln, Manchester and Sheffield. Outstanding achievements include: 6 commissions for The Festival of the Mind (2012 - 2022), winner of the Eyestorm Gallery Award for painting (2007), selection for Leverhulme Trust Residency, Cardiff University (2011), winner of the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement ‘Engage’ Prize (2014). My work has also featured in a number of publications including 'Nature Morte: Contemporary Artists Reinvigorate the Still-Life Tradition' by Michael Petry, published by Thames and Hudson 2013. My Festival of the Mind  commission ‘Harvesting Light’ - a ‘fantastic voyage’ of photons from the Sun into a quantum solar cell - was featured in NY City based Sci-Art Initiative Magazine. It has since accrued over 150,000 views on YouTube.

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Public Engagement
Partnerships & Regional Engagement

Attending in person

I will be hosting the Ideas Bazaar on the day.  I can run through the application process and how you can access up to £5,000 for your project. Also I am happy to help you find a collaborator whether it be a creative practitioner or academic.  Look forward to seeing you there.

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Not attending in person

www.igniteimaginations.org.uk
luisa@igniteimaginations.org.uk

We are a participatory arts organisation specialising in visual arts. Over our 19 year history we have worked on many FotM projects and collaborations with academics. From creating a large scale mouth installation to asking primary aged Children "What is Old?!" We are keen to work with academics to bring their research to life through visual interpretations so the expertise becomes a physical and accessible thing the public can engage with. Areas that interest us (but we are open to many others) are ageing, imagination/creative thinking/psychology children and families, human body/mind and local/community focussed research.

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I am a new artist who resides in Leicester but for many years lived in Sheffield. I am open to collaborating with all areas for 2024 to put across new themes, address new issues and help us all to think differently! Sculpture, model making, textiles, sketching, performanace art. Currently studying at DMU and I have worked to engage local communities and as a local gallery facilitator with families and school groups. Previous experience in psychological health working with various groups
Excited to stumble across this.Happy to talk ideas for 2024 projects but unable to attend initial idea bizzare on 13th
instagram: wdavies146

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Hi,
I am an artist based at Yorkshire Artspace and over the last few years I have been developing  ways of reading the natural environment around us and communication with it via kinetic sculptures. Wind gardens of colour, shape & form, all in eternal conversation with each other and never repeating itself.  I am keen to collaborate and develop this concept into ways of communicating stories, ideas and feelings about a place or its environment and what it holds. I am also keen to explore how they would work in flowing water...

My paintings, sculptures and social engagement encourages the exploration of our imagination, how we 'read' objects and images, finding new narratives, imbuing objects with contemporary folklore.

I have been published and exhibited internationally. Clients & collectors include; Lambeth Council, NHS, Lloyds of London, War Child, ARM, British Council, Norwegian Government, Glastonbury Festival, Agnes Gund, Michael Bloomberg, Brad Pitt, Kevin Roberts & Sir Terence Conran.

You can find out more about my practice here: www.christopherjarratt.com

And see the signs in action on instagram - @abstact_land

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Steve Roche - Stonemason, Letter Carver & Sculptor 

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Steve Roche - Stonemason, Letter Carver & Sculptor 

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Hello! I am an artist that works primarily in natural stone. Starting as an apprentice-trained Stonemason, this trade gave me the elbowroom to specialise and become a Letter Carver. This led to working on public realm sculpture projects for councils, construction companies and The Festival of the Mind!

One of my main focuses is the calligraphic interpretation of words, and how they are applied in public settings. I also investigate how the viewer interacts with text if presented as a tactile 3D object.
Have a look through a few of my projects
https://www.steverochestone.co.uk/public-art-projects
I'll look forward to speaking with you at the Bazaar!

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Public Engagement
Partnerships & Regional Engagement

Attending in-person

I will be at the Ideas Bazaar to talk you about your project ideas and to help you find a collaborator.

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I'm a documentary filmmaker interested in human stories, the environment, migration, culture and history.  I regularly collaborate with the Social Sciences dept at the University and enjoy working with academics to bring research ideas to life and to new audiences.  I've produced films for FOTM twice before and I'm familiar with the application and production process.  I'm not sure if I can attend on the day (hopefully I will) but if you'd like to discuss a project, please get in touch: www.seanlovell.com

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Hello, I'm an audio producer and musician, based in Sheffield. I regularly collaborate with academics, helping to transform research into podcasts and audio pieces, using music, sound effects, field recordings, dialogue and interview recordings. I'll be at the event on the 13th.

https://www.kittyturner.tech/

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I am a research associate (postdoc) in the mechanical engineering department with an interdisciplinary background in stochastic analysis (uncertainty quantification), mechanics of structures and software developing.
I love to collaborate in interdisciplinary projects in the fields of statistics, probability, mechanical engineering, and machine learning/AI methods.

I have carried out researches in different applications of mechanical engineering from nano structures to biomechanics. Currently, I am developing a new stochastic numerical solver to estimate bone mechanics of a specific population using implementation of statistical and machine learning methods.

My LinkedIn address is
www.linkedin.com/in/saleh-pouresmaeeli/

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http://alittlepieceofland.org.uk/

Hi all
We are artists Monika Dutta and Jake Harries. a little piece of land is our collaborative art practice.

Our research and practice outcomes take the form of interdisciplinary, often performative, interventions which bring members of the public into direct contact with novel and unexpected configurations of our relationship to 'nature' and our place within, or outwith, natural environment. We draw attention to the current dichotomy of Technological Solutions vs Behavioural Change, in the context of how communities respond to climate emergency.

Drawing on the practices of forest gardening, paleobotany, sustainable living and activism, we synthesise a response to the current climate emergency and escalating economic crisis in the UK. As an artistic practice, a little piece of land is concerned with alternatives, and examines the relationships between modern agricultural practice and energy consumption, biodiversity and self-sustaining ecosystems, and the globalised market economy and social structures; believing that global systems are brittle and vulnerable, local ones are adaptable and socially embedded.

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I have been a Freelance Community Artist since 2020 and prior to this worked as Therapeutic Art Teacher in an adolescent psychiatric inpatient care setting.
I work in mixed media, 2 & 3D and have a love of colour and pattern. My work is often described as celebratory and joyful.
I am passionate about the positive benefits of creative practice on our wellbeing and would be interested to explore the science around this, but am also open to other ideas.
I collaborated with Ignite Imaginations and SHU last year in exploring visual ways to communicate research themes from the NCEFE and found this a very rewarding experience.
I am an excellent communicator and would love to be involved in this festival!
https://www.instagram.com/alibirds_artroom/

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We are interested in exploring, and recording for posterity, local people's perceptions of war and security. Taking Russia's war against Ukraine as a starting point, we will engage with the wider public (locally in Sheffield) to find out whether and how they problematise war, their personal interactions with it, and how they feel they have been affected by it. For this project, we would be interested in interviewing people who live in, or around, Sheffield so that we can provide a record of ‘local’ understandings of this war and its impact. We are thinking of a podcast series as an end product that provides a snap-shot of these local views. This would provide a resource for the local population to engage with and listen to, while also providing a unique historical record for future historians or researchers to gain an insight into how local people viewed this conflict.

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Charlotte Gower, Ceramics and Textile Artist

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Charlotte Gower, Ceramics and Textile Artist

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I hold a fine art degree and operate a studio in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, where I create textiles and ceramics, blending art with functionality. Additionally, I run workshops in macrame and pottery, host life drawing sessions, and share my artistic journey on pipit.uk, with the aim of inspiring and empowering others in their creative pursuits and offering beautiful products and art for sale. My current work is exploring the human body with an interest in removing gender from my pieces. I'd love to speak to people exploring this sociological topic but my interests branch out wider in to scientific research such as quantum physics and climate change. Happy to collaborate on any projects outside those interests too.

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I am a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociological Studies with a research interest in older people and ageing.

My studies have explored carers and care provision, the significance of the mouth in old age, and the representation of women and ageing. The award-winning Look At Me! Project challenged ways of viewing older women and is evidence of the impact of creative collaboration in research and the sharing of findings: https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/lookatme. The arts-based initiative has generated documentary films, exhibitions, and engagement with various creative events including Off the Shelf, Festival of the Mind, the ESRC Festival of Social Science, and the 2023 HELSI Art of Healthy Lifespans: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/healthy-lifespan/connect/events/art-healthy-lifespans

Currently, I am working with a team of academics and policy and practice co-investigators on a project - Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing - looking at the experiences of ageing for communities of older people in Rotherham and Sheffield. We are exploring stories of what it means to get older, older people's views on the places they live in, how they feel included, what changes they can see, and how relationships to people and places might change with ageing.

We want to develop creative ways of sharing those stories that have people and their communities at the centre but which also reach out to the different organisations that provide services and make policies for older people. Ideally, we are looking for ideas about how to bring together quantitative and qualitative data or, to put it simply, statistics and stories. The emphasis is on inclusion.

I will be attending the Ideas Bazaar with co-researcher Rashida Bibi and we would love to talk to you, if you are interested in working together.

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My research on ancient Judaism and Christianity exposes the ways that the Bible is used to reinforce, whether intentionally or not, gender violence and antisemitism.

In my recent article, “Invisibility, Erasure, and a Jewish Tombstone in Roman Britain,” I argue that the minimalist approach to identifying Jews in antiquity plays into the rhetoric of white supremacy, which seeks to erase diversity in the Roman Empire and elsewhere, and, in particular, to reduce the Jewish population. I argue that “an absence of evidence for Jews is not evidence for absence of Jews.” My open access piece on “Confronting Judeophobia in the Classroom” demonstrates a need for more actively combatting antisemitism when teaching New Testament.

Gender has been a core element of my research for some time. Jewish and Christian Women in the Ancient Mediterranean (Routledge 2022) is an integrated teaching resource for anyone teaching on gender in early Judaism and early Christianity. The first textbook of its kind, it is written both for an undergraduate or lay audience, and provides an overview of all aspects of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity from ritual to trade to politics to literature, all viewed through the lens of women’s experiences and while teaching the multiple ways that gender is constructed. I have also published on the ways in which rape culture impacts scholars' and film makers' reinterpretations of the Bible.

More on my research, teaching, and public engagement activities here: https://meredithwarren.hcommons.org/

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I am a Knowledge Exchange Manager with particular responsibilities for arts and humanities and am happy to help make connections between researchers and creative/cultural/community practitioners. Ideas Bazaar is a great event, with a great team behind it!

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I am a Lecturer in Data Science in the Information School at the University of Sheffield. I'm interested in data, AI, and disability, and am particularly interested in how we define responsible artificial intelligence and what it looks like in practice.

I'm currently studying how Responsible AI is practiced and understood at an organisational level, particularly in terms of using AI in decision-making for the public good. My current project involves working with nine research funding agencies from around the globe to explore what responsible AI looks like in their practice.

My work aims to understand the network of people and perspectives involved in implementing and managing responsible AI, and how the definition of "responsible AI" flexes and changes for different stakeholders in practice. I'm interested in AI as a distinct profession and an area of (often invisible/unrecognised) professional practice.

I'd love to find a creative partner interested in exploring and expressing the interconnected networks of people, perspectives, and processes that touch on "responsible AI", and how the meaning and material of responsible practice changes from person to person and context to context. I'm interested in exploration and reinterpretation of these questions as well as creative communication strategies!

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I'm a Research Associate in the Department of Geography, currently working on a large European circular economy project about reusable plastic packaging (e.g. refillable/returnable containers). I do ethnographic research and have recently been spending a lot of time chatting about reusable packaging in supermarkets, cafe-takeaways, and people's kitchens! In previous research projects I've collaborated with illustrators, sculptors, community theatre practitioners, and filmmakers. I'm keen to explore the potential for art interventions to encourage the uptake of reuse systems as an alternative to disposable packaging.

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Attending in person until 2pm

Web: www.angiehardwick.co.uk

I am a freelance visual artist specialising in ceramics, installations and large scale sculpture. I find inspiration in stories. My work connects people to place and highlights specific themes bringing them to the forefront, creating thoughtful links and raising awareness.

I have experience devising and facilitating authentic, bespoke creative projects; to coincide with themes, tailored to individual specifications.
I also engage with the community, creatively exploring different themes. My practice is focused on intergenerational multicultural inclusion, offering positive exciting art experiences and embedding a sense of belonging.
I have worked with numerous partners in previous Festival of the Minds events, including creating a gender based domestic violence  installation and a large scale mouth, visually representing oral diseases . I am excited about possible new collaborations so please get in touch if you are interested in working together.

Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/AngeMadeCeramics/

Creative Practice Video: https://youtu.be/tXSB2uXKauY

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I am a registered Architect and University Teacher in the School of Architecture. I am a specialist in low carbon buildings with a particular interest in domestic residential retrofit projects. I am our department's subject lead for Environment and Technology - how buildings work and what they do for people.

I also lead our School's Live Project Programme, in which students work in team on real projects for progressive community-focused clients in Sheffield, regionally, nationally and internationally. We engage with a wide variety of clients and subjects, beyond the 'conventional' assumptions of what architecture is or does. For an online archive of projects since 1999, see www.liveprojects.org .

Through all of this, I am passionate about how we support the learning that happens amongst students and other project participants.

If you are interested in collaborating with architecture students in a Festival of the Mind project, or in looking creatively at retrofit of housing, get in touch!

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I am currently a Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield.

I conduct research in the areas of asylum and migration policies with a focus on Brazil and Latin America and children and International relations. I am currently working on a project analysing Venezuelan refugee children's drawings in Brazil.
You can see more about my work in my webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/patricia-martuscelli/home

I love to collaborate with different partners outside Academia. Together with the local journalist Livia Barreira, I have participated on the Festival of Debate and the Migration Matters Festival. I would love to collaborate with different artists in the future.

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Academic/Researcher - Attending in person 11-1pm

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I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and my research focuses on regenerative medicine an tissue engineering.

Currently most of my research focuses on using adipose tissue (fat) to treat scarring and other soft tissue wounds. Adipose tissue is a rich source of stem cells and has impressive regenerative potential. It can be collected from patients (through liposuction) and injected under the skin to restore volume and improve skin quality. Our research is studying the underlying biological mechanisms behind this regeneration and we aim to understand more about the power of fat.

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Attending the Ideas Bazaar event on 13/09/23

I am an experienced graphic and branding designer with over a decade servicing clients in the arts, cultural, and education sectors. Additionally I create artwork on commission, such as limited edition screenprints for the 2023 Arctic Monkeys tour or public art projects for architectural developments.

I’m interested in helping academics create visuals that support and complement their research, or collaborations on bespoke projects intended for public exhibitions.

At a local level I’ve worked with Artfelt, Barnsley Museums, The Children’s Media Conference, DocFest, MakerFutures, Migration Matters Festival, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield Museums, Theatre Deli, Tramlines, and University of Sheffield.

At a national level I’ve worked on branding and marketing campaigns for BBC, Eizo, Jaguar Land Rover, Manchester United, Petronas, PwC, Renault, Royal Mail, Sonardyne, and many more.

More information:
Instagram | Website | LinkedIn

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My last Festival of the Mind project, 'Yes, it's Plastic But...', in collaboration with the Many Happy Returns team.

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I have worked as a freelance artist for 35 years. These days I principally create sculptural textiles (see www.lynnechapmantextiles.co.uk). I have previously collaborated with researchers at Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham and York universities, including the last Festival of the Mind.

I am also an urban sketcher / research recorder (www.lynnechapman.net), creating a visual record of live events such as research interviews. In 2018 I spent 10 weeks working alongside researchers at the University of Western Australia, in Perth. In 2017 I was awarded Leverhulme Trust funding and spent a year sketching the work at the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives.

The current themes of my personal work are Aphantasia and memory loss, but I enjoy the opportunity to explore new areas and so am totally open to any ideas.

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I am one of the lecturers in the School of Allied Health, Nursing & Midwifery. My research focuses on palliative and end of life care, and care of older people. Recently I have been working with my colleague Dr Gemma Arblaster as part of a participatory research project involving older people with vision impairment and their experiences of acute hospital care. We have collaborated with Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind and developed some posters around good practice and awareness but are looking for ways to take this work forward in a creative and co-productive way- for example, using AV to share stories and experiences, or exploring user based design in the acute hospital setting in order to make the space more supportive/enabling for people with vision impairment. I am also interested in sharing stories about care and dying- and am keen to develop a 'hospice' bed story. I look forward to meeting you all and seeing all your work!

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I'm a Sheffield-based creative technologist with a niche in extended reality (XR) experiences. My previous work includes award-winning VR and AR projects, alongside mobile apps, interactive websites, and immersive theatrical experiences. My work has an emphasise on user agency and real-time engagement. I'm keen to partner with researchers eager to amplify their work through innovative technologies, offering audiences fresh and captivating perspectives. For my previous work please visit https://www.megaverse.co

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I am an accomplished stone sculptor with over three decades of expertise. My portfolio encompasses collaborations with both public entities and private clientele, including local councils and distinguished Sheffield-based businesses. My craftsmanship is showcased not only locally but also on a global scale. Nature serves as my primary inspiration, driving my belief in the power of art to promote positive mental health and well-being. Additionally, I embrace the idea that art stands as a powerful tool for bringing people together, fostering connections and unity. In recent years, I have diversified my skill set to embrace 3D sculpting and bronze casting. I am eager to discuss your project visions on the 13th. Please feel free to take a look at my social media platforms for more information about my work.
www.andrewvickersart.com
https://www.instagram.com/andrewvickersartist/

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Sarah Jane Palmer: Multi-disciplinary artist

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Sarah Jane Palmer: Multi-disciplinary artist

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I am an artist and designer with a passion for sculpture, geometry, pattern, perceptions, illusions, dreams, imagination and storytelling. Inspired by the unexpected, patterns in nature and historical archives. I love creating sculpture, installations, animations, films and designs for wallpaper, prints and textiles.

I am currently working on a project exploring memory, perception and the different ways we see the world around us. I am particularly interested in conditions such as Charles Bonnet Syndrome and conditions related to sight and sight loss but also the psychology around perception and lucid dreaming.

I am really keen to explore areas that are new to me and I am open to collaborating with a variety of fields of research but especially interested in history, geology and psychology.

For FOM 2018 I worked with the animal plant science department and absolutely loved it!! The artwork is on permanent display outside the Alfred Denny Museum in the form of two giant lenticular prints showing the evolutionary journey of the heliconius butterfly and the peppered moth.

I will be attending the event in person and look forward to finding a new collaborator. Please come say hello if you see me and are interested in working together.

Check out my website for more information: https://sarahjanepalmer.co.uk

Also check out my portfolio on instagram for current work in progress too:
https://www.instagram.com/murieldesign_sarah/

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At the University's flagship Healthy Lifespan Institute, we are transforming the experience of ageing. We are pioneering new medical treatments, health and social care policies and public health guidance across the lifespan, to help people age better and have healthier, more independent lives for longer.

One of our objectives is to better understand, treat and prevent frailty. This is not a well-known and defined condition and often considered an inevitable consequence of ageing. Furthermore, it is often how older people are portrayed in society. However, frailty is not inevitable and if we understand its biological basis, we may be able to halt its progression. While we cannot change the age on our passport we can change the biological age of our body depending on what we experience throughout our life and this can be slowed down through a variety of means (e.g. diet, exercise, drugs).

We would like to work on a piece of art that represents or challenges concepts and images of frailty. Ideally co-produced with those in our Sheffield community whose lives have been affected by frailty (directly or indirectly), sculpture could be an interesting medium to explore (it is textural and 3D like bodies). However, we are open to all creative ideas as to how to artistically interpret this prevalent but often overlooked health issue!

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I am Professor of East Asian cinema with a background in film and theatre practise and curation.

I am writer and co-editor of a series of books including: International Cinema and the Girl (2015) and Prostitution and Sex Work in Global Cinema: New Takes on Fallen Women (2017), Rising Sun Divided Land: Japanese and Korean Cinema (2013) and Divine Work: Japanese Colonial Cinema and its Legacy (2017). I am editor-in-chief of The East Asian Journal of Popular Culture. My current book project – Shōjo Dreams and Unruly Idols:  Ninagawa Mika, Miyake Kyoko and Ando Momoko, is forthcoming with Edinburgh University Press. I have worked with Showroom Cinema, BFI and numerous regional and national film festivals for for many years.

I have worked for the last few years on the ScreenWorlds Project which has engaged with African and Global Screenworlds in a wide range of formats and has focused on creative and public-facing engagement as well as academic outputs.

I am currently working on a project exploring the lives of global screenworkers with a specific focus on women's lives and careers. This includes above-the-line workers (for example, directors, writers, producers, actors) but also below-the-line (drivers, catering teams, cleaners). Working with colleagues in Egypt, Japan, UAE, Ethiopia, Thailand, Hong Kong and South Korea, we aim to explore how can we capture the often-hidden experiences of film workers in a creative and interactional way? What areas are key to exploring people's career trajectories, training backgrounds, concepts of creativity and ideas of success, and finally, we are keen to explore the impact that post-covid-19 precarity and global trends have had on the respective film-worlds in which people operate?

Outside academia - I am an amateur textile artist with a focus on yarn, plants and getting children involved in creativity!

I am hoping to attend for some of the day on the 13th (but I am currently Head of the School of East Asian studies so my calendar is a bit mad). I hoping to engage with creative workers (in any fields) in Sheffield and the Yorkshire region.