Director’s Blog – Kate Gorman
Things which we believe are critical to our projects being able to make a difference in the world: and let’s be honest the whole point is to make a difference in the world 🌍🌏🌎.
✨Lived Experience
Working with people with lived experience is critical to ensuring that the final art works that are created are truthful and speak to the reality of people’s lives – making them more impactful and relatable for future audiences.
For participants it provides an opportunity for their perspectives to be heard and for them to contribute to making a positive difference – both of which can be critical in the face of experiences which can make someone feel silenced and powerless.
For audiences it encourages engagement with the art works and stimulates empathy.
✨Co-Production
Co-production demands and builds trust between collaborators enabling the knowledge, skills and experiences of all those who contribute to shape outputs to be the most truthful and highest quality that they can be.
✨Creativity
Creativity engages participants in a topic, supports building relationships and validates participant experience. It eases discussions about things people may feel uncomfortable discussing, facilitates the exploration of ideas and raises awareness and empathy in both participants and audiences.
✨Care
Care provides a framework in which lived experience, co-production and creativity can operate safely and effectively whilst modelling behaviours aligned with the change that Changing Relations’ projects aim to engender.
What do you think? What are the magic ingredients in your work?
Image credit: Megan Watson.
