This is the development blog for my Arts Council Funded project ‘Peas on Earth’, a research and development project investigating the use of augmented reality to produce an immersive live experience. I’m building on and developing my work created via Live Art group Divergency, through investigations with technologists, live artists and potential audiences to create a show that capitalises on the best aspects of performance and technology.
Researching food sovereignty in more detail after I realise that the ideas in ‘Peas on Earth’ are related to food sovereignty, but the show is not directly talking to people about it →
Manchester based digital laboratory Madlab are assisting in my finding a technology mentor for this project. More information →
So the work-in-development shows (all 5 of them!) went really well, great audience feedback and I have some useful insights into the audience experience – more on that later. In the meantime here’s a gallery of the shows: →
So I begun my research and development project ‘Peas on Earth’ by presenting work-in-development at Emergency →
When I was eleven, in a marketplace in Delhi I was nipped on the arm by a small frail girl begging, she gestured with her fingers to her mouth indicating her hunger. That image has stayed with me for forty years, I see her eyes when I’m shopping for potatoes. “There is enough food for everyone, but not everyone has enough food.” A child dies of hunger in our world every 10 seconds. →
Introducing my performance mentor Niki Woods, who will be guiding me through the development of ‘Peas on Earth →