There was me, there was you, there was my waste and there was your waste…

A Talk by Gayle Matthias, Researcher, Artist, and Course Leader for BA (Hons) Crafts at Arts University Plymouth, and jewellery artist Rachel Darbourne.

They will present a collaborative case study of experimental practice-led research that uses waste materials alongside crafted objects to produce a range of mixed media sculptures. Matthias and Darbourne will discuss their understanding of waste theories, their shared interest in what society throws away and why, what and how things are classified as waste, and the uncanny corporeal associations within their work in relation to: abjection, dysfunction, internal spaces, and margins.

Collaborations are complex and the creation of work, for most practitioners, is a solo and private activity, they will unpack the structure of the joint making process including how joint decisions were achieved resulting in finished work that establishes a creative third identity.