INTRODUCTION & CONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND

[R&D Residency at Adelaide University_1 – 13 March 2026]

I am back at the familiar Body In Mind (BIM) lab at Adelaide University, formerly the University of South Australia. I first came here in 2014–15 to work with the team of pain scientists, supported by Accessible Arts and later through the Synapse Residency with ANAT.

A large long white table with red chairs on a cozy grey and red patterned carpeted floor. In the background, there are rows of computers.

Body In Mind common area, Adelaide University

Back in 2014, it was an exhilarating moment for me as an emerging artist. I had never had an artist residency before — let alone an interstate one — and I had never worked with scientists or anyone outside the art discipline. Everything was new. Continue reading